The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0578-2023·Announced 2023-03-22

Fresh Creative Cuisine Turkey Sausage Muffins Recalled Due to Listeria Risk

Fresh Creative Cuisine is recalling Turkey Sausage, Egg & Cheddar Muffins sold January 24–30, 2023, due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Products were distributed across 11 states in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions.

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 agency's highest severity classification for food products indicating serious health risk. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious illness or death in vulnerable populations.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Creative Cuisine, a Baltimore, Maryland manufacturer, initiated a recall on February 3, 2023, for Turkey Sausage, Egg & Cheddar Muffins (5.5 oz individual servings). The recall applies to products sold between January 24 and January 30, 2023, identified by UPC code 813141022103.

The products are being recalled because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recalled product was distributed to Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Washington D.C., New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts.

Consumers should not consume this product. Those who have purchased or consumed the affected product and have health concerns should contact their healthcare provider.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Creative Cuisine, Turkey Sausage, Egg & Cheddar Muffin, Net . Wt. 5.5 Oz. Single Serving, Keep refrigerated
Manufacturer
FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine
Category
Food — Ready-to-Eat / Prepared Foods
Hazard
Affected units
2

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 : 813141022103

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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