Lipari Foods Recalls Italian Flatbread Sandwiches Due to Listeria Risk
Lipari Foods is recalling specific lots of Italian flatbread 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which is the highest severity level indicating a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
Lipari Foods, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Coffee House Italian Flatbread and Fresh Grab Italian Flatbread sandwiches. The recall was initiated on February 21, 2017, because a supplier recalled cheese used in these products due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products include Item # 226323 (net wt. 6 oz.) and Item # 252323 (net wt. 6 oz.). The recall covers 1,176 sandwiches distributed in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. Specific lot numbers and sell-by dates are listed in the recall details.
Consumers who have these products should check the packaging for the specific item numbers, lot numbers, and sell-by dates listed in the official recall notice. If the product matches the recalled description, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Coffee House Italian Flatbread , Item # 226323 net wt. 6 oz.; Fresh Grab Italian Flatbread , Item # 252323 net wt. 6 oz.
- Manufacturer
- Lipari Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-Eat Sandwiches
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,176
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 (8)
- Item #: 226323
- Lot #s: 06201701
- 09201701
- 13201701 16201701
- Sell By Dates: 1/25/2017 to 2/4/2017
- Item #: 252323
- Lot #s: 05201701 and 06201701
- Sell By Dates: 1/24/2017 and 1/25/2017
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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