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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0416-2021·Announced 2021-04-14

MG Foods turkey & cheddar BLT on toast recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination

MG Foods is recalling 402 turkey & cheddar BLT sandwiches because Listeria monocytogenes was found on a meat slicer during internal testing.

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: The agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "The firm received positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes during in house environmental sampling on one of their meat slicers."

Plain-English summary

The manufacturer MG Foods (Canteen Inc.) is recalling 402 sandwiches of turkey & cheddar BLT on toasted wheat bread after laboratory testing detected Listeria monocytogenes on one of their meat slicers during internal environmental sampling. This contamination was identified on equipment used in production, indicating a potential source of bacterial spread. Affected consumers should not consume this product and should follow relevant health authority guidance regarding potentially contaminated foods.

The recalled product

Product
MG Foods TURKEY & CHEDDAR BLT ON TOASTED WHEAT BREAD, Net Wt. 6.9oz (196g), MG Foods Charlotte, NC 28208, UPC 1 00000 50068 2
Manufacturer
Canteen Inc. dba MG Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Ready-to-eat
Hazard
Affected units
402

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (1)

  • EXP 03/07/21

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 31 recalled by Canteen Inc. dba MG Foods, Inc. 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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