Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·H-0144-2026·Announced 2025-11-05

Pulled pork sandwiches recalled over potential plastic foreign material

E.A. Sween Co. is recalling 32,732 cases, 327,320 individual units, of Deli Express BBQ Pulled Pork on a sesame bun over potential plastic foreign material.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: Scored 3 under the risk-of-harm criterion: foreign plastic in a ready-to-eat food is a physical hazard, and no injuries are reported.

Plain-English summary

Deli Express BBQ Pulled Pork on a sesame bun, net weight 5.5 oz (156 g), UPC 0 41433-03087 5, from E.A. Sween Company of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, is being recalled over potential foreign material (plastic).

The recall covers 32,732 cases, or 327,320 individual units, across 19 lot codes including 1915013, 1915020, 1915024, 1915051, 1915065, 1915071, 1915093 and 1915301. The product was distributed nationwide. The FDA has classified the recall as Class II.

The enforcement record identifies the potential plastic contamination and reports no injuries.

Anyone holding a sandwich from an affected lot code should not eat it and should follow the retailer's instructions.

The recalled product

Product: Deli Express BBQ Pulled Pork on a sesame bun. Net Wt 5.5oz (156g) UPC 0 41433-03087 5. EA Sween Company, Eden Prairie, MN 55344.
Manufacturer: E.A. Sween Co.
Category: Food — Ready-to-eat sandwich
Hazard: foreign-material
plastic
physical-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 (19)

Lot Code: 1915013
1915020
1915024
1915051
1915065
1915071
1915093
1915104
1915114
1915135
1915140
1915148
1915169
1915218
1915226
1915232
1915254
1915288
1915301.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Same manufacturer · E.A. Sween Co.

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