Lipari Foods Recalls Ham and Provolone Sandwiches Due to Listeria
Lipari Foods is recalling specific Ham & Provolone sandwiches because a supplier recalled cheese contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Lipari Foods, Inc. is recalling 4,783 ready-to-eat sandwiches containing cheese. The recall was initiated on February 21, 2017, due to a supplier's recall of cheese contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products are Premo Ham & Provolone (Item # 207851), Fresh Grab Ham & Provolone (Item # 251745), and Core-Mark Ham & Provolone (Item # 568343), all with a net weight of 6 oz.
The recall covers specific lot numbers and best-by dates ranging from January 26, 2017, to February 8, 2017. These products were distributed in the states of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. No foreign or VA/DOD distribution is reported.
Consumers should check their pantries for these specific item numbers, lot numbers, and best-by dates. If they possess these products, they should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- Premo Ham & Provolone Item # 207851, Net Wt 6 oz; Fresh Grab Ham & Provolone Item # 251745, Net Wt 6 oz; Core-Mark Ham & Provolone Item # 568343, Net Wt 6 oz;
- Manufacturer
- Lipari Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 4,783
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 (15)
- Item #: 207851
- Lot #s: 05201701
- 06201701
- 09201701
- 10201701
- 11201701
- 16201701
- 18201701
- Best by Dates: 1/26/2017 to 2/8/2017
- Item # 251745
- Lot #s 05201701 and 06201701
- Best By Dates: 1/26/2017 and 1/27/2017
- Item # 568343
- Lot #s: 06201701 and 13201701
- Best by Dates: 1/27/2017 and 2/3/2017
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 8 recalled by Lipari 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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