The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-1171-2017·Announced 2017-01-11

Eby-Brown Recalls Chicken Salad Sandwiches Due to Mold

Eby-Brown is recalling 4,712 chicken salad sandwiches because a customer reported the product was molding before its expiration date.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, but the source text describes a single customer report of mold without any mention of illness, injury, or hospitalization, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity voluntary precautionary recall.

Plain-English summary

Eby-Brown Co is recalling 4,712 units of Chicken Salad Sandwiches (Net Wt 4.5 oz) due to a customer report that the product was molding before its expiration date. The affected product is chunky chicken salad on wheat bread, identified by UPC 6 42984 67589 0.

The recall covers products with the following code dates: 1130, 1206, 1207, 1212, 1213, 1219, 1220, 1227, and 1228. The product was distributed to Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC and code dates listed above. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICH Net Wt 4.5 oz (128g) Chunky chicken salad on wheat bread KEEP REFRIGERATED UPC 6 42984 67589 0
Manufacturer
EBY BROWN CO
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
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 (9)

  • 1130
  • 1206
  • 1207
  • 1212
  • 1213
  • 1219
  • 1220
  • 1227
  • 1228

Distribution

Distributed in 15 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 10 recalled by EBY BROWN CO 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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