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.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. 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
- Manufacturer
- Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC.
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- 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
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.
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