The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1830-2017·Announced 2017-04-12

Lipari Foods Recalls Premo Italian Wraps Due to Listeria Risk

Lipari Foods is recalling Premo Italian Wrap sandwiches because a supplier recalled cheese containing 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 1,315 units of Premo Italian Wrap, 1/5 oz. sandwiches. The recall was initiated on February 21, 2017, due to a supplier's recall of cheese used in the product that was contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products are identified by Item No. 886635 and Product No. 886635. The specific lot numbers are 23201701 and 25201701, with sell-by dates of February 12, 2017, and February 14, 2017, respectively.

These sandwiches were distributed domestically in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific lot numbers and sell-by dates and dispose of the product if found.

The recalled product

Product
Premo Italian Wrap, 1/5 oz.
Manufacturer
Lipari Foods, Inc.
Hazard
Affected units
1,315

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 (4)

  • Premo Italian Wrap
  • 1/5 oz.
  • Item No: 886635 Product #: 886635
  • Lot #s: 23201701 and 25201701 Sell By Dates: 2/12/2017 and 2/14/2017

Distribution

Distributed in 11 states:

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.

See all 8 products in this recall →

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