Gourmet Classic Salads Recalls Cuban Sandwiches Due to Listeria Risk
Gourmet Classic Salads is recalling approximately 707 Cuban sandwiches distributed throughout Florida because environmental and product samples tested positive for 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 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which the rubric mandates a minimum score of 4 (Severe). Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Gourmet Classic Salads, Inc. is voluntarily recalling approximately 707 Cuban sandwiches prepared at their facility in Lake Wales, Florida. The recall was initiated after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration collected environmental samples and finished product at the firm, which revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected sandwiches were manufactured between January 30, 2017, and February 22, 2017, and carried expiration dates through March 1, 2017. These products were distributed throughout the state of Florida.
Consumers who have purchased these products should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. The recall is being conducted due to the potential for Listeria contamination, which can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.
The recalled product
- Product
- Cuban Sandwich. 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
- 707
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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