Starbucks Frozen Sausage, Egg & Cheese Muffin Recall: Listeria Risk
Starbucks recalls frozen sausage, egg, and cheese on English muffins due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Check your freezer for affected lots.
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Manufactured in a plant where routine environmental swabs tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes on a food contact surface.
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What happened, in plain English
Progressive Gourmet Inc., manufacturing exclusively for Starbucks Coffee Company, is recalling Sausage, Egg, and Cheese on English Muffin products because they were made in a plant where routine environmental swabs tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The product was fully cooked but kept frozen and marked as perishable. No specific remedy or return instructions are provided in this record. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/25186-starbucks-frozen-sausage-egg-cheese-muffin-recall-listeria-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/25186-starbucks-frozen-sausage-egg-cheese-muffin-recall-listeria-risk · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0005-2017
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“Starbucks Frozen Sausage, Egg & Cheese Muffin Recall: Listeria Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/25186-starbucks-frozen-sausage-egg-cheese-muffin-recall-listeria-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-0005-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0005-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious infections, especially in vulnerable populations. The recall was triggered because the manufacturing plant had confirmed positive environmental swabs for this pathogen on a food contact surface, indicating potential contamination of the product.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased the recalled frozen breakfast sandwiches, which were distributed in Alaska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Maryland, and Louisiana. Individuals at higher risk for listeriosis, such as pregnant women, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems, should be particularly cautious.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for frozen Sausage, Egg, and Cheese on English Muffin products manufactured exclusively for Starbucks Coffee Company. Key identifiers include Product Date 10/FEB/2016, SKU 11041857, Lot 04116, and an Expiration Date of 07/AUG/2016. The product was not labeled for retail sale.
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What to do — step by step
Check Product Details
Verify if your frozen breakfast sandwich matches the Product Date 10/FEB/2016, SKU 11041857, Lot 04116, and Expiration Date 07/AUG/2016.
Discard or Return Product
The record does not specify a remedy, but given the Listeria hazard, you should not consume the product. Contact Starbucks or Progressive Gourmet Inc. for further instructions on disposal or refund.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 6 states.
FDA distribution: “AK, NC,OK, TX, MD, LA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Alaska, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 12 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- 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-0005-2017 (February 16, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0005-2017 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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