GreenCore USA Recalls Mediterranean Chicken Hummus Sandwiches for Listeria Risk
GreenCore USA is recalling Fresh to Go Mediterranean Chicken Hummus Sandwiches due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in 11 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
GreenCore USA is recalling Fresh to Go Mediterranean Chicken Hummus Sandwiches, Fresh Refrigerated, Net Wt 8 oz (227g), packaged in sandwich wedge plastic containers. The recall involves 8,795 sandwiches with use-by dates ranging from October 17, 2016, to November 21, 2016.
The recall was initiated because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected sandwiches were distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York.
Consumers who purchased these sandwiches should check their use-by dates and discard the product if it matches the recalled items. No specific instructions for return or refund are provided in the source text.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fresh to Go Mediterranean Chicken Hummus Sandwich, Fresh Refrigerated Net Wt 8 oz (227g). Packaged in sandwich wedge plastic container.
- Manufacturer
- GREENCORE USA
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 8,795
Distribution
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