The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0226-2024·Announced 2023-03-22

Smoked Turkey and Swiss Croissant Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Fresh Creative Cuisine is recalling Smoked Turkey & Swiss Croissants due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected products were sold January 24-30, 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 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: FDA Class I designation requires a minimum severity score of 4. The recall involves potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in ready-to-eat deli products distributed across 11 states.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Creative Cuisine, a Baltimore, Maryland-based manufacturer, initiated a recall on February 3, 2023, for its Smoked Turkey & Swiss Croissant (7 oz. single serving) products due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The contamination risk affects approximately 892 units bearing UPC code 41497148967.

The recalled products were sold from January 24 through January 30, 2023, and distributed to consumers in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Washington D.C., New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts.

Listeria monocytogenes is a serious pathogen that can cause severe infection, especially in vulnerable populations. Consumers who purchased this product should not consume it. Those with questions or concerns should contact Fresh Creative Cuisine directly.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Creative Cuisine White Label, Smoked Turkey & Swiss Croissant, Net . Wt. 7 Oz. Single Serving, Keep refrigerated
Hazard
Affected units
892

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 : 41497148967

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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