The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0661-2020·Announced 2020-02-12

Lipari Foods Recalls Chicken and Swiss Sandwiches for Listeria Risk

Lipari Foods is recalling Premo and Fresh Grab Chicken & Swiss Cheese 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 FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which is the most serious classification indicating a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. is recalling 203,881 units of Premo and Fresh Grab Chicken & Swiss Cheese Sandwiches, 5 oz. (UPC: 612510003213). The recall is due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products have a Best By date of 2/6/20 and prior. These sandwiches 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 should check their pantries for these specific products and discard them or return them to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type of recall.

The recalled product

Product
Premo and Fresh Grab Chicken & Swiss Cheese Sandwich, 5 oz., UPC: 612510003213
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 →