The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0570-2023·Announced 2023-03-22

Fresh Creative Cuisine Turkey and Cheddar Hoagie Recalled for Listeria Risk

Fresh Creative Cuisine Turkey & Cheddar Hoagie single-serving sandwiches are being recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The products were sold in multiple Eastern U.S. states between January 24-30, 2023.

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 is an FDA Class I recall for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination of a ready-to-eat food product. FDA Class I classification requires a minimum Severe (Score 4) rating per the recall severity standards.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Creative Cuisine Turkey & Cheddar Hoagie (7.3 oz single-serving sandwich) is being recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product is manufactured by Fresh Ideation Food Group, LLC of Baltimore, Maryland.

The recalled product was distributed and sold from January 24 through January 30, 2023 to the following states: Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, the District of Columbia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts. Approximately 80 units were affected. The product can be identified by UPC code 813141021373.

Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogenic bacterium that can cause serious illness in humans. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. The product should be discarded or returned to the retailer.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Creative Cuisine, Turkey & Cheddar Hoagie, Net . Wt. 7.3 Oz. Single Serving, Keep refrigerated
Manufacturer
FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine
Category
Food — Prepared Foods / Sandwich
Hazard
Affected units
80

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 : 813141021373

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.

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