Fresh Take Crave Away Ham & Cheese Sandwich Recall for Listeria
Fresh & Ready Foods LLC is recalling Fresh Take Crave Away Ham & Cheese Mega sandwiches (8.5 oz) distributed to the Southwest and military facilities due to Listeria monocytogenes detected on food contact surfaces at the manufacturing facility.
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: This is an FDA Class I recall as stated in the source metadata. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations. Class I recalls are classified as Severe per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Fresh & Ready Foods LLC is recalling Fresh Take Crave Away Ham & Cheese Mega ready-to-eat sandwiches in 8.5 oz plastic containers with best-by dates from 05/09/2025 to 05/19/2025 (UPC 8 06795 58556 8). The recall was issued because Listeria monocytogenes was detected on food contact surfaces in the ready-to-eat sandwich manufacturing facility.
The affected product was distributed across the Southwest, including California, Nevada, Arizona, and Washington, as well as to military (government) facilities. A total of 139,863 units were distributed.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Those with questions or concerns about this recall may contact the FDA at the recall notification website.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fresh Take Crave Away Ham & Cheese Mega; 8.5oz PLASTIC CONTAINER; Best By: 05/09/2025 - 05/19/2025 UPC# 8 06795 58556 8
- Manufacturer
- Fresh & Ready Foods LLC
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 139,863
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: 6-FTSLBME002-CS
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 86 recalled by Fresh & Ready Foods LLC 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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