The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1895-2016·Announced 2016-08-17

Let's Do Lunch Recalls Italian Deli Flatz for Listeria Risk

Let's Do Lunch, Inc. is recalling Cafe Favorites Italian Deli Flatz due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed nationwide in the U.S.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination."

Plain-English summary

Let's Do Lunch, Inc. is recalling Cafe Favorites Italian Deli Flatz, Code #C22548/22548, due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall covers Lot #040115-050616.

The product was distributed nationwide in the United States. No foreign distribution is reported.

Consumers who have this product should check their pantries and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.

The recalled product

Product
Cafe Favorites Italian Deli Flatz Code #C22548/22548
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 (1)

  • Lot #040115-050616

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 39 recalled by Let's Do Lunch, 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 39 products in this recall →

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