The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0527-2023·Announced 2023-03-22

Fresh Creative Cuisine Chicken Salad Sandwiches Recalled for Listeria Risk

Fresh Creative Cuisine chicken salad finger sandwiches sold January 24–30, 2023 are recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed to 11 states.

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: "On 02/03/2023, FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine of Baltimore, MD is initiating a recall of various products sold from January 24, 2023 through January 30, 2023 because the products have the potential to be…"

Plain-English summary

Fresh Creative Cuisine recalled chicken salad finger sandwiches (6.5 oz, UPC 813141025883) sold between January 24 and January 30, 2023 due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was manufactured by Fresh Ideation Food Group, LLC, operating as Fresh Creative Cuisine, in Baltimore, Maryland.

The recalled product was distributed to the following states: Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Washington DC, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts.

Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness in vulnerable populations. Consumers who purchased this product should not consume it. If you have this product, discard it or return it to the point of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Creative Cuisine, Chicken Salad Finger Sandwiches, Net . Wt. 6.5 Oz. Single Serving, Keep refrigerated
Hazard
Affected units
65

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 : 813141025883

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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