Lipari Foods Recalls Premo Bologna Sandwiches Due to Listeria Risk
Lipari Foods is recalling Premo Bologna & Cheese Wedge Sandwiches due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. 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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. 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 Bologna & Cheese Wedge Sandwiches (5 oz., UPC: 612510093306) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers a total of 203,881 sandwiches. 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.
The affected products are identified by a Best By date of 2/6/20 and prior. Consumers should check their pantries and freezers for these specific sandwiches. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Premo Bologna & Cheese Wedge Sandwich 5 oz., UPC: 612510093306
- 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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