Fresh Creative Cuisine Tuscan Panini recalled for Listeria contamination risk
Fresh Ideation Food Group is recalling Fresh Creative Cuisine Tuscan Panini sandwiches due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Products were sold from January 24–30, 2023, and 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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class I recall, the FDA's highest food classification, which indicates a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are scored as Critical level hazards.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Ideation Food Group, LLC (operating as Fresh Creative Cuisine) is recalling Fresh Creative Cuisine Tuscan Panini, a refrigerated single-serving sandwich product. The recall was announced on February 3, 2023.
The recall is due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious illness. The affected products were sold from January 24 through January 30, 2023.
The recalled product was distributed to the following states: Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Washington DC, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts. The product can be identified by UPC code 813141020277.
Consumers who may have purchased this product during this period are advised to review their purchases and contact Fresh Creative Cuisine or the FDA with questions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fresh Creative Cuisine, Tuscan Panini, Net . Wt. 7.7 Oz. Single Serving, Keep refrigerated
- Category
- Food — Deli Sandwich
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 5
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 : 813141020277
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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