The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0802-2015·Announced 2015-02-04

SunBurst Foods Recalls Bologna and Cheese Products for Listeria Risk

SunBurst Foods is recalling specific bologna and cheese products due to a potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 according to the rubric, as Class I recalls involve a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

SunBurst Foods, Inc. is recalling two specific products: Bologna & Cheese (Net Wt. 3.00 oz., UPC 7-01248-00309-9, MFG Code 1038) and Thick Bologna & Cheese (Net Wt. 4.50 oz., UPC 7-01248-00913-7, MFG Code 258). The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products were distributed in North Carolina, New Jersey, and South Carolina. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific items by matching the UPC codes and manufacturing codes listed above.

Individuals who have purchased these products should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. The source text does not report any specific illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.

The recalled product

Product
Bologna & Cheese, Net Wt. 3.00 oz., UPC 7-01248-00309-9, MFG Code 1038; Thick Bologna & Cheese, Net Wt. 4.50 oz., UPC 7-01248-00913-7, MFG Code 258
Hazard

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)

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Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 121 recalled by SunBurst Foods, Inc. 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 121 products in this recall →

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