Spartan Central Kitchen Recalls Ham and Cheese Sandwiches for Listeria Risk
Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling 443 units of #745 Ham & Cheese Sandwiches 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, which aligns with the rubric for 'High' severity when no illnesses are explicitly reported in the source text.
Plain-English summary
Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling 443 units of #745 Sandwich - Ham & Cheese. The recall covers products manufactured between August 20 and September 10, 2012, with sell-by dates on or before September 13. The affected products were distributed only in Michigan and Ohio.
The recall was initiated after an FDA inspection collected microbiological swabs that tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes, Listeria innocua, or Listeria seeligeri in 21 sub-samples. The firm is recalling the products due to the possible contamination.
Consumers who have purchased these specific sandwiches should check their sell-by dates and discard the product if it falls within the affected range.
The recalled product
- Product
- #745 Sandwich - Ham & Cheese sandwich
- Manufacturer
- Spartan Central Kitchen
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Affected units
- 443
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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