Food recall

Great American Marketing Company recall: Ham & Cheddar Sandwiches

Great American Marketing Company, of Houston, TX, recalled Ham & Cheddar Sandwiches and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “The product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on July 24, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 22, 2014. 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 December 11, 2014

The recall

Company
Great American Marketing Company (Houston, TX)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
Where it was sold
The product was distributed to one company in Schertz, TX.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
68895

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-0028-2015 Class I

    Ham & Cheddar Sandwiches, 10.5 oz . The sandwiches are wrapped in plastic and then placed in a clear plastic clamshell.

    Codes: sell by date of 07/26/14

    Quantity: 288 units (sandwiches)

  • F-0029-2015 Class I

    Turkey & Swiss Sandwiches, 10.5 oz . The sandwiches are wrapped in plastic and then placed in a clear plastic clamshell.

    Codes: sell by date of 07/26/14

    Quantity: 264 units (sandwiches)

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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 October 22, 2014.

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.