The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0653-2020·Announced 2020-02-12

Lipari Foods Recalls Ham and Cheese Sandwiches for Listeria Risk

Lipari Foods is recalling Premo and Fresh Grab Ham & Cheese Wedge Sandwiches due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which corresponds to a Critical severity score under the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. is recalling 203,881 units of Premo and Fresh Grab Ham & Cheese Wedge Sandwiches, 5 oz. (UPC: 612510002001). The recall is issued because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected sandwiches have a Best By date of 2/6/20 or prior. These 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.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their Best By dates and UPC codes. If the product matches the description, consumers should not consume it and should contact Lipari Foods for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Premo and Fresh Grab Ham & Cheese Wedge Sandwich, 5 oz., UPC: 612510002001
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 →