Lipari Foods Issues Voluntary Recall Expansion on Additional Sandwiches Due to Potential Contamination of Listeria Monocytogenes

Summary

Company Announcement Date:: January 13, 2020
FDA Publish Date:: January 13, 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

Sandwiches

Company Announcement

Lipari Foods has issued a voluntary recall expansion of additional Premo and Fresh Grab 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, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

The affected product can be identified by:

Brand	Product	Lipari #	Size	Best By Date	Lot #	UPC
Fresh Grab	Breakfast Muffin Sandwich	252153	6 oz.	1/23/2020	03202001	612510003039
Fresh Grab	Chicken & Swiss Sandwich	252204	5 oz.	1/23/2020	03202001	612510003213
Fresh Grab	Turkey & Swiss Sandwich	251694	6 oz.	1/23/2020	03202001	612510001042
Premo	Meat Lover’s Sub	970844	7 oz.	1/21/2020	03202001	612510093832
Premo	Pub Burger	207970	5 oz.	1/23/2020	03202001	612510003015
Premo	Turkey & Cheese on Pretzel Sub	996428	7 oz.	1/23/2020	03202001	612510094037
Premo	Turkey & Swiss Sandwich	915537	6 oz.	1/23/2020	03202001	612510001042
Premo	Turkey & Garlic Mayo Sandwich	207455	5 oz.	1/21/2020	03202001	612510088494

This recall was brought to our attention by JLM, who is expanding their recent recall to include additional sandwiches due to potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been reported in relation to this recall.

Lipari Foods began shipping this product on January 3, 2020.

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.