The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0146-2024·Announced 2023-03-22

Dietz & Watson Ham & Swiss Half Sub Recall for Potential Listeria Contamination

Fresh Creative Cuisine is recalling Dietz & Watson Ham & Swiss Half Sub Single Serving products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected products were sold January 24-30, 2023, and distributed to eastern U.S. states.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "On 02/03/2023, FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine of Baltimore, MD is initiating a recall of various products sold from January 24, 2023 through January 30, 2023 because the products have the potential to be…"

Plain-English summary

Fresh Ideation Food Group, LLC (dba Fresh Creative Cuisine) of Baltimore, Maryland is recalling Dietz & Watson Ham & Swiss Half Sub Single Serving products due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was initiated on February 3, 2023.

The affected products were sold between January 24 and January 30, 2023, and distributed to consumers in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Washington DC, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts. The product is identified by UPC code 813141027702.

Consumers who purchased this product should not consume it. For specific guidance regarding this recall, consumers should contact the FDA or the recalling firm.

The recalled product

Product
Dietz & Watson, Ham & Swiss Half Sub Single Serving, Keep refrigerated
Hazard
Affected units
997

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • UPC Code : 813141027702

Distribution

Distributed in 11 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 409 recalled by FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 409 products in this recall →

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