FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1834-2017

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

Thortons Italian & Provolone 12 oz.

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Thortons Italian & Provolone 12 oz. Item No: 670444,Lot #s:06201701, 09201701, 10201701, 13201701, 16201701, 18201701 Sell By Dates: 1/19/2017 to 2/8/2017
Quantity
2220 sandwiches

Why it was recalled

JLM Manufacturing initiated a recall on 02/21/2017 of multiple ready to eat sandwiches containing cheese because of a supplier's recall of cheese due to Listeria monocytogenes.

Recalling firm

Firm
Lipari Foods, Inc.
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
26661 Bunert Rd, N/A, Warren, Michigan 48089-3650

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Domestic: MI, IL, IN, KY, MD, OH, PA, TN, VA, WI, WV Foreign: None VA/DOD: None

Timeline

Recall initiated
2017-02-21
FDA classified
2017-04-03
Posted by FDA
2017-04-12
Terminated
2017-07-18
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1834-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.