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.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
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
- Manufacturer
- Spartan Central Kitchen
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- 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
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.
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