The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0162-2013·Announced 2012-10-24

Spartan Central Kitchen Recalls Turkey Cheddar Sandwiches Due to Listeria Risk

Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling #746 Turkey Cheddar Sandwiches manufactured in August and September 2012 due to possible Listeria contamination found during an FDA inspection.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria) on a ready-to-eat food product. Per the rubric, high-risk pathogens without reported illness are classified as High (Score 3).

Plain-English summary

Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling #746 Turkey Cheddar Sandwiches. The recall covers products manufactured between August 20, 2012, and September 10, 2012. The affected products were distributed in Michigan and Ohio only.

The recall was initiated after an FDA inspection revealed that microbiological swabs collected from the facility tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes, Listeria innocua, or Listeria seeligeri. The firm is recalling the products due to the possible contamination.

Consumers should check their pantries for #746 Turkey Cheddar Sandwiches with sell-by dates on or before September 13, 2012. If you have these products, you should discard them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
#746 Sandwich - Turkey Cheddar each
Hazard
Affected units
468

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)

  • All products with the sell by dates on or before September 13th.

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 139 recalled by Spartan Central Kitchen 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 139 products in this recall →