The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0255-2024·Announced 2023-03-22

Turkey and Cheese Sandwiches Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Fresh Creative Cuisine is recalling turkey and cheese finger sandwiches sold January 24-30, 2023, due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products.

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 recalls never score below 4 (Severe) per the rubric. The hazard is Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen commonly associated with serious foodborne illness in ready-to-eat products.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Creative Cuisine White Label Turkey & Cheese Finger Sandwiches (Case of 6, Keep Refrigerated) are being recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled products were sold from January 24 through January 30, 2023.

The recalled products were distributed to Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Washington DC, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts.

Listeria monocytogenes is a serious pathogen that can cause severe illness. Consumers who have purchased these products should not consume them.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Creative Cuisine White Label, Turkey & Cheese Finger Sandwiches, Case of 6, Keep refrigerated
Hazard
Affected units
275

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 : 30813141025754

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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