Fresh Creative Cuisine Panini Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Fresh Creative Cuisine recalled a Sante Fe Chicken Panini sold January 24-30, 2023, for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall affects products distributed to eleven eastern U.S. 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: This recall is classified as FDA Class I. Per regulatory rules, FDA Class I recalls cannot score below 4. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen. No illnesses have been reported.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Creative Cuisine, a Baltimore-based manufacturer, is recalling its Sante Fe Chicken Panini (9 oz single-serving packages, UPC 813141020383) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled products were distributed and sold between January 24 and January 30, 2023.
The affected panini was distributed to the following states: Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, District of Columbia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts.
Consumers who purchased this product should not consume it. Instead, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, particularly in vulnerable populations including pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fresh Creative Cuisine, Sante Fe Chicken Panini, Net . Wt. 9 Oz. Single Serving, Keep refrigerated
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 4
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 : 813141020383
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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