The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0657-2020·Announced 2020-02-12

Lipari Foods Recalls Tuna Salad Sandwiches for Listeria Risk

Lipari Foods is recalling Premo and Fresh Grab Tuna Salad Wedge Sandwiches due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. is recalling Premo and Fresh Grab Tuna Salad Wedge Sandwiches, 5 oz., UPC: 612510002049. The recall involves 203,881 sandwiches with a Best By date of 2/6/20 and prior. The products were distributed 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 is being conducted due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. This bacterium 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 establishments should stop selling or serving the affected items immediately.

The recalled product

Product
Premo and Fresh Grab Tuna Salad Wedge Sandwich, 5 oz., UPC: 612510002049
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 →