Gourmet Classic Salads Recalls 12-Inch Italian Subs Due to Listeria
Gourmet Classic Salads is recalling 12-inch Italian subs distributed in Florida because FDA testing found 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Gourmet Classic Salads, Inc. is recalling approximately 632 12-inch Italian subs. The sandwiches were prepared at the firm's location in Lake Wales, Florida, and distributed throughout the state. The products were manufactured between January 30, 2017, and February 22, 2017, with expiration dates through March 1, 2017.
The recall was initiated after FDA environmental samples and finished product collected at the firm revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes. The firm is recalling the products due to the potential for Listeria contamination.
Consumers who have purchased these sandwiches should discard them or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Italian sub, 12". Prepared by Gourmet Classic Salads 240 E Bullard Ave. Lake Wales, FL 33853
- Manufacturer
- Gourmet Classic Salads, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 632
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 (2)
- Manufactured between 01/30/2017-02/22/2017
- with expiration date through 03/01/2017.
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 9 recalled by Gourmet Classic Salads, 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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