The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0853-2025·Announced 2025-06-11

Fresh & Ready Foods Ham and Cheese Sandwich Recalled for Listeria

Fresh & Ready Foods is recalling Ham & Cheese Dark Wheat Sandwiches due to Listeria monocytogenes detected on food contact surfaces at the manufacturing facility. The recall affects 139,863 units distributed to the Southwest region and military facilities.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I classification mandates a minimum severity score of 4. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen; however, no illnesses or hospitalizations are reported in the source text, so the recall is classified as Severe rather than Critical.

Plain-English summary

Fresh & Ready Foods LLC is recalling Ham & Cheese Dark Wheat Sandwiches in 7-ounce plastic containers with best-buy dates from May 9, 2025 to May 12, 2025. The product has UPC 6 82906 89294 3 and item number 1-FRSLBDW002.

The FDA classified this as a Class I recall due to Listeria monocytogenes detected on food contact surfaces in the manufacturing facility. Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogenic bacterium that can contaminate ready-to-eat foods during production.

A total of 139,863 units were distributed across California, Nevada, Arizona, and Washington, as well as to government and military facilities.

Consumers should not eat this product. Affected product should be discarded or returned to the point of purchase. Anyone who consumed the product and develops illness should contact their healthcare provider.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh & Ready Foods Ham & Cheese Dark Wheat Sandwich, 7oz. plastic container. Best buy: 05/09/2025-05/12/2025 UPC# 6 82906 89294 3
Manufacturer
Fresh & Ready Foods LLC
Hazard
  • listeria

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)

  • Item Number: 1-FRSLBDW002

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

  • AZ
  • CA
  • NV
  • WA