COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT

Lipari Foods Issues Recall of Various Wedge Deli Sandwiches Due to Potential Contamination of Listeria Monocytogenes

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Summary

Company Announcement Date:: January 06, 2020
FDA Publish Date:: January 06, 2020
Product Type:: Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:: Recall Reason Description

Potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes
Company Name:: Lipari Foods, LLC
Brand Name:: Brand Name(s)

Premo, Fresh Grab
Product Description:: Product Description

Wedge Sandwiches

Company Announcement

Lipari Foods has issued a voluntary recall of various Premo and Fresh Grab wedge sandwiches due to potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

The product was distributed exclusively by Lipari Foods in Warren, Michigan to food service and retail stores throughout Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

The affected product can be identified by:

Brand	Product	Lipari #	Size	Best By Date	Lot #	UPC
Premo	Wedge Ham & Cheese On Wheat	915509	5 oz.	1/23/2020	31201912	612510002001
Premo	Wedge Egg Salad On Wheat	915523	5 oz.	1/23/2020	31201912	612510002025
Premo	Wedge Chicken Salad On Wheat	915530	5 oz.	1/20/2020	31201912	612510002032
Premo	Wedge Tuna Salad On Wheat	915579	5 oz.	1/23/2020	31201912	612510002049
Fresh Grab	Wedge Ham/American On Wheat	252646	5 oz.	1/23/2020	31201912	612510002001
Fresh Grab	Wedge Egg Salad On Wheat	252901	5 oz.	1/20/2020, 1/23/2020	31201912	612510002025
Fresh Grab	Wedge Chicken Salad On Wheat	253377	5 oz.	1/23/2020	31201912	612510002032
Fresh Grab	Wedge Tuna Salad On Wheat	282022	5 oz.	1/23/2020	31201912	612510002049
Fresh Grab	Wedge Turkey No Cheese On Wheat	253445	5 oz.	1/23/2020	31201912	612510002100
Fresh Grab	Wedge Ham/American On White	253479	5 oz.	1/23/2020	31201912	612510093962

This was brought to our attention by JLM Manufacturing after environmental sampling returned a positive test result for Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been reported to date in relation to these products or recall.

Lipari Foods began shipping this product on December 31, 2019.

Consumers who have purchased these recalled products should not consume them. Consumers should discard the products or return them to the point of purchase. Consumers with questions should call Customer Service at 800- 729-3354, 8:15 am – 4:30 pm, EST, Monday through Friday.

Expanded Recall

2nd Expansion

Company Contact Information

Consumers:: Customer Service; 800-729-3354

Media:: Michelle Berger; 586-447-3500 ext. 9619; Michelle_Berger@liparifoods.com