Class IOngoing · reported 2021-04-14

MG Foods TURKEY & CHEDDAR BLT ON TOASTED WHEAT BREAD, Net Wt. 6.9oz (196g), MG Foods…

Canteen Inc. dba MG Foods, Inc. recalled this product and the FDA reported the enforcement action on 14 April 2021 as Class I. The recall was initiated by the firm. The firm received positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes during in house environmental sampling on one of their meat slicers.

The record

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Product
MG Foods TURKEY & CHEDDAR BLT ON TOASTED WHEAT BREAD, Net Wt. 6.9oz (196g), MG Foods Charlotte, NC 28208, UPC 1 00000 50068 2
UPC
100000500682
Reason for recall
The firm received positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes during in house environmental sampling on one of their meat slicers.
Firm location
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Classification
Class I
Status
Ongoing
Recall number
F-0416-2021
Quantity
402 Sandwiches
Distribution
Product was shipped to the following states: GA, NC, SC & WV.
Initiated
2 March 2021
Reported by FDA
14 April 2021
Firm notified by
Telephone
Product codes
EXP 03/07/21

Reading this record

Five things about this record are not in the record itself, and each one changes how it should be read.

  • Class I means the FDA judged a reasonable probability that the product would cause serious health consequences or death. 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 31 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 31 separate recalls, which almost every published figure does, overstates it by a factor of 31. 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 31 of them.
  • This recall has no termination date on the record, so as published it had not been terminated under 21 CFR 7.55.
  • The distribution pattern names 1 state, and the FDA published the enforcement report 6 weeks after the firm began the recall.
  • Cheese dominates Listeria recalls among dairy products because soft and semi-soft varieties hold enough moisture for the organism to grow at refrigeration temperature, and because most are eaten without any further cooking step.

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 cheese, meat and poultry and bakery. A product can sit in more than one.

Other cheese 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.

ReportedProductFirmReasonClass
2026-09-02Marketside Tomato Bisque Soup Kit, Tomato Bisque with Cheese Croutons & White Cheddar Cheese, Ready to Heat, Net Wt. 14 OZ (397g), with UPC 1 94346474004. Must Keep Refrigerated.CUISINE, KETTLEProduct had a presumptive positive test result for Listeria monocytogenesClass II
2026-08-12Selectos Latinos Requeson Mexicano Mexican Cottage Cheese, Net Weight 16 oz, packed into retail-sized clear plastic containers. Keep refrigerated.La Colonia Foods LlcProducts may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.Class I
2026-08-12Clover Hill Dairy LLP, mild cheese variety (Snack Pack Assorted Regular Mild Stix White Colby, Marble Jack, Yummy Cheddar). Sold in approximate 0.40-lb (6.4oz) units. Unknown information: packaging, labeling, or total quantity of product distributed. Keep refrigerated.Clover Hill Dairy, LLCProduct contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.Class I
2026-08-12Clover Hill Dairy LLP, Pepper Jack Cheese Varieties (Jalapeno Cheddar, Pepper Jack, Sizzlin Colby with Habanero Peppers). Sold in approximate 1/2-lb, 1-lb, 2.5-lb, 5-lb, and 40-lb units. Unknown information: packaging, labeling, or total quantity of product distributed. Keep refrigerated.Clover Hill Dairy, LLCProduct contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.Class I
2026-08-12Clover Hill Dairy LLP, Mild Cheese Variety (Yummy Cheddar, White Cheddar, White Colby, Monterey Jack, Marble Jack). Sold in 1/2-lb, 1-lb, 2.5-lb, 5-lb, and 40-lb units. Unknown information: packaging, labeling, or total quantity of product distributed. Keep refrigerated.Clover Hill Dairy, LLCProduct contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.Class I
2026-08-12Clover Hill Dairy LLP, Pepper Jack Cheese Varieties (Snack Pack Assorted Pepperjack Stix (Jalapeno Cheddar, Pepper Jack)). Sold in approximate 0.40-lb (6.4oz) units. Unknown information: packaging, labeling, or total quantity of product distributed. Keep refrigerated.Clover Hill Dairy, LLCProduct contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.Class I
2026-08-12Clover Hill Dairy LLP, Sharp Cheese Snack Pack Sharp Stix White or Yellow. Sold in approximate 0.40-lb (6.4oz) units. Unknown information: packaging, labeling, or total quantity of product distributed. Keep refrigerated.Clover Hill Dairy, LLCProduct contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.Class I
2026-08-12Clover Hill Dairy LLP, Pepper Jack Cheese Varieties (3-in-a-Pack Assorted Jalapeno Cheddar, Pepper Jack, Sizzling Colby). Sold in approximate 0.20-lb (3.2oz) units. Unknown information: packaging, labeling, or total quantity of product distributed. Keep refrigerated.Clover Hill Dairy, LLCProduct contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.Class I

Other records from Canteen Inc. dba MG Foods, Inc.

The FDA opens one enforcement record per product code, so several of these are frequently one recall event. 30 other records name this firm.

ReportedProductFirmReasonClass
2021-04-14MG Foods TURKEY & PROVOLONE BLT ON A BUTTERY CROISSANT, Net Wt. 8.1oz (229g), MG Foods Charlotte, NC 28208, UPC 1 00000 50065 1Canteen Inc. dba MG Foods, Inc.The firm received positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes during in house environmental sampling on one of their meat slicers.Class I
2021-04-14FRESH TO YOU Turkey Swiss & Cranberry Mayo Pita, Net Wt. 9oz (255g), MG Foods Charlotte, NC 28208, UPC MGF9804Canteen Inc. dba MG Foods, Inc.The firm received positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes during in house environmental sampling on one of their meat slicers.Class I
2021-04-14FRESH TO YOU Club Sub with Italian Dressing, Net Wt. 9.14oz (259g), MG Foods Charlotte, NC 28208, UPC MGF9100Canteen Inc. dba MG Foods, Inc.The firm received positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes during in house environmental sampling on one of their meat slicers.Class I
2021-04-14FRESH TO YOU Club Panini, Net Wt. 8.50oz (241g), MG Foods Charlotte, NC 28208, UPC MGF9844Canteen Inc. dba MG Foods, Inc.The firm received positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes during in house environmental sampling on one of their meat slicers.Class I
2021-04-14FRESH TO YOU Large Turkey & Cheese Sub, Net Wt. 6.74oz (191g), MG Foods Charlotte, NC 28208, UPC MGF1002Canteen Inc. dba MG Foods, Inc.The firm received positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes during in house environmental sampling on one of their meat slicers.Class I
2021-04-14FRESH TO YOU Turkey & Swiss on Whole Wheat Roll, Net Wt. 5.22oz (148g), MG Foods Charlotte, NC 28208, UPC MGF0854Canteen Inc. dba MG Foods, Inc.The firm received positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes during in house environmental sampling on one of their meat slicers.Class I
2021-04-14FRESH TO YOU Deluxe Club Wrap, Net Wt. 10.39oz (295g), MG Foods Charlotte, NC 28208, UPC MGF9814Canteen Inc. dba MG Foods, Inc.The firm received positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes during in house environmental sampling on one of their meat slicers.Class I
2021-04-14FRESH TO YOU Ham & Turkey Combo, Net Wt. 5.85oz (168g), MG Foods Charlotte, NC 28208, UPC MGF3054 & MGF23054Canteen Inc. dba MG Foods, Inc.The firm received positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes during in house environmental sampling on one of their meat slicers.Class I
2021-04-14FRESH TO YOU Tuscan Turkey Ciabatta, Net Wt. 9.18 oz (264g), MG Foods Charlotte, NC 28208, UPC MGF9810Canteen Inc. dba MG Foods, Inc.The firm received positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes during in house environmental sampling on one of their meat slicers.Class I
2021-04-14MG Foods TURKEY & SWISS ON A BUTTERY CROISSANT, Net Wt. 7.5oz (216g), MG Foods Charlotte, NC 28208, UPC 1 00000 50011 8Canteen Inc. dba MG Foods, Inc.The firm received positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes during in house environmental sampling on one of their meat slicers.Class I

All 31 records for Canteen Inc. dba MG Foods, Inc.

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