The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0531-2023·Announced 2023-03-22

Fresh Creative Cuisine Crumb Cake Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Fresh Creative Cuisine brand crumb cakes sold from January 24–30, 2023, are recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The 3-ounce single-serving packages were distributed across eleven 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: FDA Class I classification assigned by the agency for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. While no illnesses have been reported, Listeria is a high-risk pathogen and Class I designation mandates a Severe rating per the evaluation rubric.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Creative Cuisine brand crumb cakes, in 3-ounce single-serving packages, are being recalled. The manufacturer, Fresh Ideation Food Group, LLC, initiated the recall on February 3, 2023, due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products were sold from January 24 through January 30, 2023.

Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogenic bacterium that can cause serious illness. The recall was issued because the products have the potential to be contaminated with this organism.

The recalled products were distributed to Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, the District of Columbia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts.

Consumers who purchased this product should not consume it. Discard the product or return it to the point of sale. If you have eaten this product and have health concerns, contact a healthcare provider.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Creative Cuisine, Crumb Cake, Net . Wt. 3 Oz. Single Serving, Keep refrigerated
Hazard
Affected units
2

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 : 813141026736

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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