Starbucks Frozen Breakfast Sandwich Recalled for Listeria Risk
Starbucks is recalling Slow Roasted Ham & Swiss Breakfast Sandwiches due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Check your freezer.
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The product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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What happened, in plain English
SK Food Group Groveport, manufacturing exclusively for Starbucks Coffee Company, is recalling Slow Roasted Ham & Swiss Breakfast Sandwiches because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This Class I recall affects products distributed in California, Ohio, New Jersey, and New York. The record does not specify a remedy or return process at this time. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/23726-starbucks-frozen-breakfast-sandwich-recalled-for-listeria-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/23726-starbucks-frozen-breakfast-sandwich-recalled-for-listeria-risk · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-2241-2017
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“Starbucks Frozen Breakfast Sandwich Recalled for Listeria Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/23726-starbucks-frozen-breakfast-sandwich-recalled-for-listeria-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-2241-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-2241-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious infections in humans. Ingestion of contaminated food can lead to listeriosis, which may result in fever, muscle aches, and gastrointestinal symptoms, and can be life-threatening for vulnerable populations.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased the frozen breakfast sandwich from retailers in California, Ohio, New Jersey, or New York between the manufacturing date and July 25, 2016. Individuals with weakened immune systems, pregnant women, the elderly, and young children are at higher risk for serious infection from Listeria.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for Slow Roasted Ham & Swiss Breakfast Sandwiches with UPC 7 62111 10495 1 and Item #11052570. Check the package for a 'BEST BEFORE' date of 16 OCT 2016. The product is fully cooked, keep frozen, and weighs 5.6 oz (159 g).
- Brand
Starbucks- Category
Food
What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the recalled Slow Roasted Ham & Swiss Breakfast Sandwiches due to the risk of Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Discard or return the item
The recall record does not specify a remedy, so please check with the retailer where you purchased the item for instructions on disposal or refund.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 4 states.
FDA distribution: “Product was shipped to the following states: CA, OH, NJ & NY.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: California, New Jersey, New York, Ohio.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 2.6 years after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class I
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #F-2241-2017 (July 25, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-2241-2017 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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