The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0438-2020·Announced 2020-01-01

White Castle Cheeseburgers Recalled for Possible Listeria Contamination

White Castle is recalling specific lots of cheeseburgers due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed to 52 centers in 24 states.

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 a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which corresponds to a High severity score of 3 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

White Castle International is recalling 894,078 cartons of White Castle Sliders, Cheese Sliders, and Cheeseburgers. The recall is due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products include 6-pack and 16-pack cheeseburgers identified by UPCs 8298801006 and 829880116.

The recalled items were sent to 52 distribution centers across 24 states. Consumers should check their freezers for the following lot numbers: C312, C315, C316, C317, C318, C322, C323, C324, and C325.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop eating them and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
White Castle Sliders - Cheese Sliders - Cheeseburgers UPC 8298801006 (6pk Cheeseburger), UPC 829880116 (16pk Cheeseburger)
Manufacturer
White Castle Intl
Category
Food — Frozen Burgers
Hazard
Affected units
894,078

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 (9)

  • Lot #'s: C312
  • C315
  • C316
  • C317
  • C318
  • C322
  • C323
  • C324
  • C325

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by White Castle Intl 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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