Recall Announcement: Sabra Dipping Company’s Recall of Hummus Prompts Secondary Recall of Mediterranean Chicken Hummus Sandwich
Listeria monocytogenes 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,Listeriainfection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
Because of the two day shelf life of the refrigerated fresh ready to eat sandwich, Greencore is recalling only lots distributed since October 15, 2016. Sandwiches were only distributed only to 7-Eleven stores in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin and Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and New York. The “Use By Date” of sandwiches is listed on the back panel of the sandwich. The “Use by Dates” that are impacted by this recall include:
| Use By Date |
| 10/17/2016 |
| 10/18/2016 |
| 10/19/2016 |
| 10/20/2016 |
| 10/21/2016 |
| 10/22/2016 |
| 10/23/2016 |
| 10/24/2016 |
| 10/25/2016 |
| 10/26/2016 |
| 10/27/2016 |
| 10/28/2016 |
| 10/29/2016 |
| 10/30/2016 |
| 10/31/2016 |
| 11/1/2016 |
| 11/2/2016 |
| 11/3/2016 |
| 11/4/2016 |
| 11/5/2016 |
| 11/6/2016 |
| 11/7/2016 |
| 11/8/2016 |
| 11/9/2016 |
| 11/10/2016 |
| 11/11/2016 |
| 11/12/2016 |
| 11/13/2016 |
| 11/14/2016 |
| 11/15/2016 |
| 11/16/2016 |
| 11/17/2016 |
| 11/18/2016 |
| 11/19/2016 |
| 11/20/2016 |
| 11/21/2016 |
Greencore has not received any reports of illnesses associated with these recalled sandwiches. As of November 20, all 7-Eleven stores have been instructed to remove and destroy impacted product. Customers who have purchased this sandwich are urged to not consume the product and should dispose of the recalled sandwich. No other Greencore products are affected by this notification.
Customers may call Greencore at 978.716.2530 between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm (EST) for more information.
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