SunBurst Foods Recalls Cheeseburgers for Listeria Risk
SunBurst Foods is recalling specific Double Cheeseburger and Cheeseburger 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 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 is defined as a situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
SunBurst Foods, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Double Cheeseburger and Cheeseburger products. The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products include Double Cheeseburger (Net Wt. 5.20 oz., UPC 7-01248-00140-7, MFG Code 158) and Cheeseburger (Net Wt. 3.50 oz., UPC 7-01248-00306-7, MFG Code 1037). These items were distributed in North Carolina, New Jersey, and South Carolina.
Consumers who have purchased these specific products should check their packaging for the listed UPC and MFG codes. If they possess the affected items, they should discard them or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Double Cheeseburger, Net Wt. 5.20 oz., UPC 7-01248-00140-7, MFG Code 158; Cheeseburger, Net Wt. 3.50 oz., UPC 7-01248-00306-7, MFG Code 1037
- Manufacturer
- SunBurst Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Frozen Meat
- 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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