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SevereFDA (Food)·F-0926-2025·Announced 2025-06-11

Fresh & Ready Foods Egg Salad Sandwich Recalled for Listeria Risk

Fresh & Ready Foods is recalling Egg Salad on Wheat Sandwiches due to Listeria monocytogenes detected on food contact surfaces at the manufacturing facility. The 5oz sandwiches with "Best by" dates of 05/12/2025 were distributed to military and government facilities across the Southwest.

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: The FDA classified this as a Class I recall. Under the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are never scored below 4. Although no illnesses have been reported in the source text, the detection of Listeria monocytogenes—a high-risk pathogen—on food contact surfaces at a ready-to-eat facility meets the Class I standard for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Fresh & Ready Foods LLC is recalling Egg Salad on Wheat Sandwiches in 5oz plastic containers (UPC 6 82906 89077 2, Item Number 6-COSSLBTR007WW-CS) with "Best by" dates of 05/12/2025. The recall was initiated because Listeria monocytogenes was detected on food contact surfaces in the manufacturer's Ready-to-Eat sandwich facility.

A total of 139,863 units across all products were distributed. The affected products were distributed to government and military facilities across the Southwest, including California, Nevada, Arizona, and Washington. A detailed list of all consignees is available from the FDA.

Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in vulnerable populations, including pregnant women, newborns, and people with weakened immune systems. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Anyone who may have consumed this product and experiences symptoms such as fever, muscle aches, or other signs of illness should contact their healthcare provider and report the possible Listeria exposure.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh & Ready Foods Egg Salad on Wheat Sandwich; 5oz PLASTIC CONTAINER; Best by: 05/12/2025 -05/12/2025 UPC# 6 82906 89077 2
Manufacturer
Fresh & Ready Foods LLC
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
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: 6-COSSLBTR007WW-CS

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

  • AZ
  • CA
  • NV
  • WA

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