Quick & Fresh Ham Wheat Product Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk
Quick & Fresh Ham Wheat ready-to-eat food sold in January 2023 is recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed across 11 states from Maryland to Massachusetts.
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: This is an FDA Class I recall, the agency's highest-level classification. Although no illnesses have been reported, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious illness or death, particularly in vulnerable populations.
Plain-English summary
Quick & Fresh, Ham Wheat, a ready-to-eat food product with a net weight of 4 ounces per serving, is being recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The manufacturer, FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC (doing business as Fresh Creative Cuisine), initiated the recall on February 3, 2023.
The recalled product was sold between January 24 and January 30, 2023, with UPC code 813141021281. It was distributed to the following states: Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Washington D.C., New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts.
Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, and people with weakened immune systems. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should contact the manufacturer or their retailer for a refund or replacement.
The recalled product
- Product
- Quick & Fresh, Ham Wheat, Net Wt. 4 Oz. Single Serving, Keep refrigerated
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 21
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 : 813141021281
Distribution
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.
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