Deli Provolone Sub Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Fresh Ideation Food Group is recalling Dietz & Watson Italian Provolone Half Sub products sold January 24-30, 2023, due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination across multiple Eastern states.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class I recall. Per the severity rubric, FDA Class I recalls are classified as Critical (score 5), which takes precedence over the absence of reported illnesses.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Ideation Food Group, LLC (operating as Fresh Creative Cuisine in Baltimore, Maryland) is recalling Dietz & Watson Italian Provolone Half Sub products. These are single-serve, refrigerated ready-to-eat sandwich items.
The recall was initiated on February 3, 2023, because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled products were distributed to Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Washington DC, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts. The products were sold from January 24 through January 30, 2023. The product UPC Code is 813141027672.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dietz & Watson, Italian Provolone Half Sub, Single Serve, Keep refrigerated
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,173
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 : 813141027672
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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