Food recall

Publix Super Markets, Inc. recall: NO LABEL

Publix Super Markets, Inc., of Lakeland, FL, recalled NO LABEL. The FDA's reason: “On July 29, 2012 Publix Super Markets, Inc. issued a voluntary recall for custom made sub sandwiches that contain onions because they may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. Publix received...” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on July 26, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 22, 2012. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Listeria

Status

Terminated

Closed August 17, 2012

The recall

Company
Publix Super Markets, Inc. (Lakeland, FL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“On July 29, 2012 Publix Super Markets, Inc. issued a voluntary recall for custom made sub sandwiches that contain onions because they may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. Publix received notification from their supplier, who receives sliced onions from Gills Onions LLC. This recall involves any custom made sub sandwich with onions sold from the Publix Deli department between July 7,”
Where it was sold
US in AL, GA, TN and SC. FL stores are not involved with this recall.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
62731

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1939-2012 Class I

    NO LABEL. Sub sandwiches are prepared fresh - made to order - wrapped in paper and then a generic label applied. The scale label would only state 1/2 sub or whole sub and the price from the Publix Deli. Publix does not have a mechanism to track sub sandwiches prepared with fresh onions.

    Codes: None

    Quantity: unknown

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of August 22, 2012.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.