Foodservice

Sandwiches Recalled

May be contaminated with listeria bacteria

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- E.A. Sween Co. has recalled more than 13,000 Deli Express Turkey Club Sandwiches because they may be contaminated with listeria bacteria, said the Associated Press.

The 4.4-oz. sandwiches sold by Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Sween carry the manufacturer date code 652091 and the Deli Express product code 157.

The sandwiches were distributed to convenience stores in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico and Arkansas, as well as Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, [image-nocss] Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North and South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

No illnesses have been reported. Customers are being told that they can return the specific product to stores for a refund.

In March, Sween issued a voluntary recall of 12,600 4.2-oz. Deli Express Turkey & Cheese Sandwiches because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The sandwiches carried the code 450191 and the Deli Express product code 121. A week later, it expanded the recall to include code 45046.

The company did not respond by presstime to an inquiry by CSP Daily News.

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