The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0669-2020·Announced 2020-02-12

Lipari Foods Recalls Premo Turkey Sandwiches for Listeria Risk

Lipari Foods is recalling Premo Turkey & Garlic Mayo sandwiches due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The products were distributed to food service and retail stores in 15 states.

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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which is the highest severity level 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 Premo Turkey & Garlic Mayo on Split-Top Roll, 6 oz. (UPC: 612510088494) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers 203,881 sandwiches with a Best By date of 2/6/20 and prior.

The products were distributed exclusively by Lipari Foods in Warren, Michigan, to food service and retail stores throughout Alabama, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Consumers and food service operators should check their inventory for the specific product and UPC listed above. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Premo Turkey & Garlic Mayo on Split-Top Roll, 6 oz., UPC: 612510088494
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 →

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