The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0363-2019·Announced 2018-11-14

Tyson Recalls Pierre Philly Style Chicken Sandwiches for Listeria and Salmonella Risk

Tyson Foods is recalling Pierre Philly Style Chicken Sandwiches due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves high-risk pathogens (Listeria and Salmonella) without reported illness, which corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Tyson Foods Discovery Center is recalling 5,101 cases of Pierre Philly Style Chicken Sandwiches (item 1238). The product is packaged in cases of 12 units with a net weight of 4.99 LBS (2.27 kg) and must be kept frozen. The affected lots are 1480296202, 1480546303, 1480816303, 1481276301, and 1482146301.

The recall was initiated by the ingredient supplier due to the potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella. The product was distributed throughout the United States.

Consumers who have purchased these specific products should check their freezers for the affected lot numbers. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Pierre Philly Style Chicken Sandwich, item 1238, 12 units packaged per case Net Wt. 4.99 LBS (2.27 kg) KEEP FROZEN
Manufacturer
Tyson Foods Discovery Center
Category
Food — Frozen Sandwiches
Hazard
Affected units
5,101

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 (5)

  • Lots : 1480296202
  • 1480546303
  • 1480816303
  • 1481276301
  • 1482146301

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by Tyson Foods Discovery Center 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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