The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0192-2024·Announced 2023-03-22

Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches Recalled for Listeria Risk

Fresh Creative Cuisine is recalling Peanut Butter & Jelly Wheat sandwiches sold from January 24–30, 2023, across multiple states due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: This FDA Class I recall involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. FDA Class I classification mandates a minimum severity score of 4. Although no illnesses have been reported, the potential for serious infection with this organism warrants the Severe classification.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Creative Cuisine (operated by FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC based in Baltimore, Maryland) announced a recall on February 3, 2023, affecting products sold between January 24 and January 30, 2023. The recall specifically includes Fresh Creative Cuisine White Label Peanut Butter & Jelly Wheat sandwiches in cases of 6 (UPC 30813141021923) that require refrigeration.

The products are being recalled because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that causes serious foodborne illness. Listeria poses particular risk to pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems.

The recalled products were distributed to Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, District of Columbia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts.

Consumers should not consume the recalled product. If you have purchased this item, dispose of it or return it to the retailer where it was purchased. Any person who consumed the product and becomes ill should seek medical attention.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Creative Cuisine White Label, Peanut Butter & Jelly Wheat, Case of 6, Keep refrigerated
Manufacturer
FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine
Hazard
  • listeria

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 (1)

  • UPC Code : 30813141021923

Distribution

Distributed in 11 states:

  • CT
  • DC
  • DE
  • MA
  • MD
  • NC
  • NJ
  • NY
  • PA
  • SC
  • VA