The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0857-2015·Announced 2015-02-04

SunBurst Foods Recalls Chicken Fillet Sandwiches Due to Listeria Risk

SunBurst Foods is recalling specific chicken fillet sandwiches 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 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 FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which is the highest severity level for food recalls.

Plain-English summary

SunBurst Foods, Inc. is recalling Chicken Fillet w/Swiss Cheese (on bun) products, Net Wt. 5.50 oz., with UPC 7-01248-00150-6 and MFG Code 168. The recall is being conducted because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products were distributed in North Carolina, New Jersey, and South Carolina. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this recall as Class I, which is the most serious type of recall.

Consumers who have purchased these specific products should stop eating them and return them to the place of purchase for a refund or dispose of them.

The recalled product

Product
Chicken Fillet w/Swiss Cheese (on bun), Net Wt. 5.50 oz., UPC 7-01248-00150-6, MFG Code 168
Hazard

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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.

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