Fresh Creative Cuisine Italian Hoagie Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Fresh Creative Cuisine is recalling Italian Hoagie sandwiches sold January 24-30, 2023 across 11 states due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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 involving Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. FDA Class I recalls must score at minimum 4 per the rubric, regardless of whether illnesses have been reported.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Creative Cuisine Tan Label Italian Hoagie (Single Serve, Keep Refrigerated, UPC 813141021410) is being recalled. The product was distributed from January 24 through January 30, 2023.
The manufacturer initiated the recall because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a pathogen capable of causing serious illness particularly in pregnant women, young children, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product was distributed to Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, the District of Columbia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts.
Consumers should not consume the recalled product and should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. Anyone concerned about potential exposure to the product should consult a healthcare provider.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fresh Creative Cuisine Tan Label, Italian Hoagie, Single Serve, Keep refrigerated
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 402
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 : 813141021410
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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