Fresh Creative Cuisine Chicken Ciabatta Recalled for Listeria Risk
Fresh Creative Cuisine is recalling Grilled Chicken & Fontina Cranberry Ciabatta sandwiches sold January 24–30, 2023, 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 FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, which by definition requires a minimum severity score of 4. The hazard is Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen known to cause serious illness.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Creative Cuisine, a ready-to-eat sandwich manufacturer based in Baltimore, Maryland, is recalling Grilled Chicken & Fontina Cranberry Ciabatta sandwiches (8.75 oz, single serving) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall applies to products sold from January 24, 2023 through January 30, 2023.
The recalled product was distributed to Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Washington DC, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts.
The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall. Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogenic bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, elderly individuals, and those with weakened immune systems.
Consumers who purchased this product should not consume it. Return the product to the point of sale for a refund, or discard it.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fresh Creative Cuisine, Grilled Chicken & Fontina Cranberry Ciabatta, Net . Wt. 8.75 Oz. Single Serving, Keep refrigerated
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 8
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 : 813141025388
Distribution
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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