The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0160-2024·Announced 2023-03-22

Fresh Creative Cuisine Iced Lemon Loaf Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Fresh Creative Cuisine is recalling Iced Lemon Loaf single-serving packages due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was sold January 24–30, 2023, across the East Coast.

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 for potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. Although no illnesses have been reported, the Class I designation reflects the serious nature of the hazard.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Creative Cuisine White Label Iced Lemon Loaf, a 3.5 ounce single-serving ready-to-eat bakery product (UPC 813141026668), is being recalled. The manufacturer initiated the recall on February 3, 2023.

The recall was issued because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious illness. The affected product was distributed to Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Washington DC, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts between January 24 and January 30, 2023.

Consumers who purchased this product should not consume it. If you have the product, discard it or return it to the point of purchase. No illnesses associated with this product have been reported to date.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Creative Cuisine White Label, Iced Lemon Loaf, Net . Wt. 3.5 Oz. Single Serving, Keep refrigerated
Hazard
Affected units
30

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 : 813141026668

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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