#703 Panini - Little Italy sandwich
Spartan Central Kitchen recalled this product and the FDA reported the enforcement action on 24 October 2012 as Class II. The recall was initiated by the firm. During an FDA inspection, microbiological swabs were collected and the results found that 21 sub samples in zones 1, 2 & 3 are positive for Listeria Monocytogenes (L.M.), Listeria innocua (L.I.) or Listeria seeligeri (L.S.). The firm is voluntarily recalling all products manufactured from August 20th to September 10th 2012 due to the possible contamination. All lots with sell by dates on or befo
The record
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- Product
- #703 Panini - Little Italy sandwich
- Reason for recall
- During an FDA inspection, microbiological swabs were collected and the results found that 21 sub samples in zones 1, 2 & 3 are positive for Listeria Monocytogenes (L.M.), Listeria innocua (L.I.) or Listeria seeligeri (L.S.). The firm is voluntarily recalling all products manufactured from August 20th to September 10th 2012 due to the possible contamination. All lots with sell by dates on or befo
- Recalling firm
- Spartan Central Kitchen
- Firm location
- Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall number
- F-0170-2013
- Quantity
- 305
- Distribution
- MI and OH only.
- Initiated
- 10 September 2012
- Reported by FDA
- 24 October 2012
- Terminated
- 19 February 2013
- Firm notified by
- Product codes
- All products with the sell by dates on or before September 13th.
Reading this record
Five things about this record are not in the record itself, and each one changes how it should be read.
- Class II means the FDA judged a remote probability of serious harm, or a probability of temporary or medically reversible harm. The class is assigned by an agency health hazard evaluation under 21 CFR 7.41, not by the firm.
- The firm started this recall itself. Most FDA food recalls are voluntary, and a recall is a food safety plan working rather than failing. The circumstances in which the agency asks for one instead are set out in 21 CFR 7.45.
- This is one of 139 records covering the same recall event. The FDA opens one enforcement record per product code, so a recall of a product line appears here many times. Counting these records as 139 separate recalls, which almost every published figure does, overstates it by a factor of 139. Every product code in this event is listed together on the record that covers the whole recall, which is the page a search engine is pointed to for all 139 of them.
- The recall ran for 5 months, from 10 September 2012 to termination on 19 February 2013. Termination means the agency judged that all reasonable effort had been made, under 21 CFR 7.55, and it says nothing about whether product remained in circulation.
- The distribution pattern names 1 state, and the FDA published the enforcement report 6 weeks after the firm began the recall.
- Recalls of a prepared meal or sandwich run a median of 6 months, so this one was about typical for its category. Prepared meals concentrate every other category's hazards into one package: they are assembled from many components, handled after any cook step, sold ready to eat, and carry an ingredient list long enough to lose an allergen in.
What this recall was for
Listeria monocytogenes
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that grows at refrigeration temperature, which is why it dominates recalls of ready-to-eat foods that are never cooked again before they are eaten.
A preventive controls plan covers Listeria contamination under the clauses below. This is where the control belongs, not a finding against any firm named on this page: a recall record states a reason, and most of these recalls were initiated by the firm itself.
- 21 CFR 117.135(c)(3)
- Sanitation controls: the controls on cleaning food-contact surfaces and on preventing cross-contact and cross-contamination from insanitary objects, people and equipment.
- 21 CFR 117.165(a)(3)
- Environmental monitoring: testing the processing environment for an environmental pathogen, required when a ready-to-eat food is exposed to the environment before packaging.
- 21 CFR 117.150
- Corrective actions: what a facility does when a preventive control was not properly implemented, including identifying and correcting the problem and evaluating the food for safety.
Filed under prepared meals and sandwiches. A product can sit in more than one.
Other prepared meals and sandwiches recalls for the same reason
These are the closest records in the corpus: the same kind of food, recalled for a hazard this record also names. Unlike the firm’s own records below, they come from different companies, which is what makes them a pattern rather than a history.
Other records from Spartan Central Kitchen
The FDA opens one enforcement record per product code, so several of these are frequently one recall event. 139 other records name this firm.
| Reported | Product | Firm | Reason | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-24 | #234 Bulk Watermelon 234 2.5 pounds and #050 Watermelon Tray 16 ounces | Spartan Central Kitchen | During an FDA inspection, microbiological swabs were collected and the results found that 21 sub samples in zones 1, 2 & 3 are positive for Listeria Monocytogenes (L.M.), Listeria innocua (L.I.) or Listeria seeligeri (L.S.). The firm is voluntarily recalling all products manufactured from August 20th to September 10th 2012 due to the possible contamination. All lots with sell by dates on or before | Class II |
| 2012-10-24 | #333 Caribbean Fruit Salad 5 pounds | Spartan Central Kitchen | During an FDA inspection, microbiological swabs were collected and the results found that 21 sub samples in zones 1, 2 & 3 are positive for Listeria Monocytogenes (L.M.), Listeria innocua (L.I.) or Listeria seeligeri (L.S.). The firm is voluntarily recalling all products manufactured from August 20th to September 10th 2012 due to the possible contamination. All lots with sell by dates on or befo | Class II |
| 2012-10-24 | #024 Diced Pepper & Onions 9 ounces | Spartan Central Kitchen | During an FDA inspection, microbiological swabs were collected and the results found that 21 sub samples in zones 1, 2 & 3 are positive for Listeria Monocytogenes (L.M.), Listeria innocua (L.I.) or Listeria seeligeri (L.S.). The firm is voluntarily recalling all products manufactured from August 20th to September 10th 2012 due to the possible contamination. All lots with sell by dates on or before | Class II |
| 2012-10-24 | #301 Creamy Redskin Potato Salad 5 pounds | Spartan Central Kitchen | During an FDA inspection, microbiological swabs were collected and the results found that 21 sub samples in zones 1, 2 & 3 are positive for Listeria Monocytogenes (L.M.), Listeria innocua (L.I.) or Listeria seeligeri (L.S.). The firm is voluntarily recalling all products manufactured from August 20th to September 10th 2012 due to the possible contamination. All lots with sell by dates on or before | Class II |
| 2012-10-24 | #380 2 lb Hearty Mac & Beef 2 pounds | Spartan Central Kitchen | During an FDA inspection, microbiological swabs were collected and the results found that 21 sub samples in zones 1, 2 & 3 are positive for Listeria Monocytogenes (L.M.), Listeria innocua (L.I.) or Listeria seeligeri (L.S.). The firm is voluntarily recalling all products manufactured from August 20th to September 10th 2012 due to the possible contamination. All lots with sell by dates on or befo | Class II |
| 2012-10-24 | #319 Cherry Chicken Penne Salad 319 5 pounds | Spartan Central Kitchen | During an FDA inspection, microbiological swabs were collected and the results found that 21 sub samples in zones 1, 2 & 3 are positive for Listeria Monocytogenes (L.M.), Listeria innocua (L.I.) or Listeria seeligeri (L.S.). The firm is voluntarily recalling all products manufactured from August 20th to September 10th 2012 due to the possible contamination. All lots with sell by dates on or before | Class II |
| 2012-10-24 | #802 Salad - No Meat Large Chef 3/4 pounds #801 Salad - No Meat Small Chef 1/4 pound | Spartan Central Kitchen | During an FDA inspection, microbiological swabs were collected and the results found that 21 sub samples in zones 1, 2 & 3 are positive for Listeria Monocytogenes (L.M.), Listeria innocua (L.I.) or Listeria seeligeri (L.S.). The firm is voluntarily recalling all products manufactured from August 20th to September 10th 2012 due to the possible contamination. All lots with sell by dates on or befo | Class II |
| 2012-10-24 | #061 Fruit Cup:Cantalope,Honeydew,Grape,Strawberry 9 ounces | Spartan Central Kitchen | During an FDA inspection, microbiological swabs were collected and the results found that 21 sub samples in zones 1, 2 & 3 are positive for Listeria Monocytogenes (L.M.), Listeria innocua (L.I.) or Listeria seeligeri (L.S.). The firm is voluntarily recalling all products manufactured from August 20th to September 10th 2012 due to the possible contamination. All lots with sell by dates on or before | Class II |
| 2012-10-24 | #764 Salad - Large Chef 3/4 pounds #763 Salad - Small Chef 1/4 pound | Spartan Central Kitchen | During an FDA inspection, microbiological swabs were collected and the results found that 21 sub samples in zones 1, 2 & 3 are positive for Listeria Monocytogenes (L.M.), Listeria innocua (L.I.) or Listeria seeligeri (L.S.). The firm is voluntarily recalling all products manufactured from August 20th to September 10th 2012 due to the possible contamination. All lots with sell by dates on or befo | Class II |
| 2012-10-24 | #439 10 oz Very Green Pasta 12 ounces | Spartan Central Kitchen | During an FDA inspection, microbiological swabs were collected and the results found that 21 sub samples in zones 1, 2 & 3 are positive for Listeria Monocytogenes (L.M.), Listeria innocua (L.I.) or Listeria seeligeri (L.S.). The firm is voluntarily recalling all products manufactured from August 20th to September 10th 2012 due to the possible contamination. All lots with sell by dates on or befo | Class II |
All 140 records for Spartan Central Kitchen
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21 CFR 117.135(c)(3) is the clause behind this recall, and it is one somebody has to produce evidence for at their next audit. Krolda maps supplier documents to the clause they satisfy in FSSC 22000, IFS Food and 21 CFR 117, and routes the corrective action when the evidence is missing.
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