Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-0648-2020·Announced 2020-02-12

Lipari Foods Recalls Turkey and Swiss Cheese Sub Sandwiches for Listeria Risk

Lipari Foods is recalling Premo and Fresh Grab Turkey & Swiss Cheese Sub Sandwiches due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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: The agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes"

Plain-English summary

Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. is recalling Premo and Fresh Grab Turkey & Swiss Cheese Sub Sandwiches, 6 oz., UPC: 612510001042. The recall involves 203,881 sandwiches with a Best By date of 2/6/20 and prior. The products were distributed by Lipari Foods in Warren, Michigan, to food service and retail stores in Alabama, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

The recall was issued due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their Best By dates and discard any sandwiches with a date of 2/6/20 or earlier. Retailers and food service operators should stop selling or serving the affected items immediately.

The recalled product

Product: Premo and Fresh Grab Turkey & Swiss Cheese Sub Sandwich, 6 oz., UPC: 612510001042
Manufacturer: Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC.
Category: Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard: listeria
Affected units: 203,881

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)

All product with Best By date of 2/6/20 and prior

Distribution

Distributed in 15 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 32 recalled by Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. 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.

See all 32 products in this recall →

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