The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0662-2020·Announced 2020-02-12

Lipari Foods Recalls Fresh Grab Chicken Buddies Due to Listeria Risk

Lipari Foods is recalling Fresh Grab Chicken Buddies sandwiches due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall affects products with Best By dates of 2/6/20 and prior.

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 meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score (5). Additionally, the presence of Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. is recalling Fresh Grab Chicken Buddies, 7 oz. (UPC: 612510003602) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves a total of 203,881 sandwiches. The products were distributed exclusively 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 includes all product with a Best By date of 2/6/20 and prior. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations. The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their Best By dates and discontinue use if they fall within the affected range. Individuals should contact their local health department or the FDA for further guidance on disposal or return procedures.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Grab Chicken Buddies, 7 oz., UPC: 612510003602
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 →