Fresh Creative Cuisine Spicy Italian Super Hoagie Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Fresh Creative Cuisine Spicy Italian Super Hoagie products sold in January 2023 are being recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Products were distributed across multiple 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 carries a Severe (score 4) classification due to the FDA Class I designation, which establishes a minimum severity floor of 4 per the rubric rules. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen; however, no illnesses or deaths have been reported in connection with this product.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Creative Cuisine Spicy Italian Super Hoagie is being recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product is a ready-to-eat sandwich sold in 11.25 oz single-serving packages that require refrigeration.
The recalled products were sold between January 24 and January 30, 2023. They were distributed to customers in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Washington DC, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts.
Consumers who have purchased the affected product should not consume it. The product should be returned to the place of purchase for a refund.
The manufacturer, Fresh Ideation Food Group LLC, initiated the recall on February 3, 2023.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fresh Creative Cuisine, Spicy Italian Super Hoagie, Net . Wt. 11.25 Oz. Single Serving, Keep refrigerated
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 10
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 : 813141026781
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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