Lipari Foods Recalls Premo Sandwiches Due to Listeria Risk
Lipari Foods is recalling Premo Signature Classic Italian 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 identifies the agency classification as Class I and cites Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, which meets the criteria for a Critical severity score.
Plain-English summary
Lipari Foods, Inc. is recalling 429 units of Premo Signature Classic Italian, 1/6 oz. ready-to-eat 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 sandwiches are distributed in the states of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. The recall covers specific lot numbers and sell-by dates ranging from January 17, 2017, to January 29, 2017.
Consumers who have purchased these sandwiches should check their lot numbers and sell-by dates against the recall information. If the product matches the recalled items, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Premo Signature Classic Italian, 1/6 oz.
- Manufacturer
- Lipari Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-Eat Sandwiches
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 429
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 (3)
- Premo Signature Classic Italian
- 1/6 oz.
- Item No: 519111 Product #: 519111
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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