The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0677-2020·Announced 2020-02-12

Lipari Foods Recalls Ham and Cheese Sandwiches for Listeria Risk

Lipari Foods is recalling Fresh Grab Ham & Cheese sandwiches due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The products were distributed to food service and retail stores in 15 states.

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 source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which corresponds to a Critical severity score under the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. is recalling Fresh Grab Ham & Cheese on White Wedge Sandwiches, 5 oz. (UPC: 612510093962), due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves 203,881 sandwiches with a Best By date of 2/6/20 and prior.

The affected 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
Fresh Grab Ham & Cheese on White Wedge Sandwich, 5 oz., UPC: 612510093962
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 →