The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0448-2023·Announced 2023-03-22

Quick & Fresh Egg Muffin Recalled Due to Potential Listeria Contamination

Fresh Ideation Food Group is recalling Quick & Fresh egg muffins due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected products were distributed across 11 states from January 24–30, 2023.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I is the agency's highest-risk recall classification. This recall involves potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination, a high-risk pathogen that meets the critical severity threshold.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Ideation Food Group, LLC (dba Fresh Creative Cuisine) of Baltimore, Maryland is recalling Quick & Fresh Colby, Cheddar & Egg Muffin products (5.5 oz packages, UPC 813141020918). The recalled products were sold from January 24 through January 30, 2023.

The products are being recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious illness and death, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems.

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

Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Instead, they should discard the product or return it to the point of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Quick & Fresh, Colby, Cheddar & Egg Muffin, Net . Wt. 5.5 Oz. Single Serving, Mylar Wrap, Keep refrigerated
Manufacturer
FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine
Category
Food — Refrigerated / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard
Affected units
25

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 : 813141020918

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.

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