SunBurst Grilled Cheese Recalled for Listeria monocytogenes Contamination
SunBurst Foods is recalling Grilled Cheese products due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The products were distributed in North Carolina, New Jersey, and South Carolina.
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
SunBurst Foods, Inc. is recalling Grilled Cheese, Net. Wt. 1.65 oz., UPC 7-01248-00883-3, MFG Code 1593. The recall is being conducted because the product is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products were distributed in North Carolina, New Jersey, and South Carolina. The specific lot number is MFG Code 1593.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC and MFG code listed above. If found, the product should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Grilled Cheese, Net. Wt. 1.65 oz., UPC 7-01248-00883-3, MFG Code 1593
- Manufacturer
- SunBurst Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- 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)
- See product description for lot numbers
Distribution
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.
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