The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0194-2024·Announced 2023-03-22

Quick & Fresh Turkey Sandwich Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Fresh Ideation Food Group is recalling Quick & Fresh Peppered Turkey & Havarti sandwiches due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected products were distributed in January 2023 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: The product carries an FDA Class I classification, the most serious food recall category. The potential hazard is Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogenic bacterium capable of causing serious illness and death, particularly in vulnerable populations such as pregnant women, infants, and immunocompromised individuals.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Ideation Food Group, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine initiated a recall of Quick & Fresh Peppered Turkey & Havarti on Oat Roll sandwiches on February 3, 2023. The product is sold in single-serving 8.25-ounce packages with UPC code 813141025371.

The recall was issued because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a pathogenic bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.

The recalled products were distributed to Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, the District of Columbia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts. The affected products were sold between January 24 and January 30, 2023. Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the point of sale.

The recalled product

Product
Quick & Fresh, Peppered Turkey & Havarti on Oat Roll, Net . Wt. 8.25 Oz. Single Serving, Keep refrigerated
Hazard
Affected units
65

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 : 813141025371

Distribution

Distributed in 11 states:

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.

See all 409 products in this recall →

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