The Recall Desk
HighFDA (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.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which corresponds to a severity score of 3 per the rubric.

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
Hazard
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 →