Stop using nowFood recall · FDA · Published July 30, 2024
Publix recalls wedge ham with potential Listeria Monocytogenes
Publix is recalling Boars Head wedge ham products due to potential Listeria Monocytogenes contamination. Products sold with sell-by dates up to August 2, 2024, must be discarded.
“Publix recalls wedge ham with potential Listeria Monocytogenes.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/8957-publix-recalls-wedge-ham-with-potential-listeria-monocytogenes. Based on FDA recall #F-1703-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1703-2024%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on July 30, 2024, that Publix Super Markets, Inc. voluntarily recalled Boars Head Grab and Go Wedge Ham and related products due to potential Listeria Monocytogenes contamination. The recall affects approximately 2,786 units distributed in Florida and Georgia.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Publix
Product: Boars Head Grab and Go Wedge Ham, Smoke Master Black Forest Ham, Grab and Go Sandwich
Size: NET WT. 7.5 OZ (213 g)
Packaging: Plastic Container
Sell By Dates: 08/01/2024, 08/02/2024
Distribution: Retail locations in FL and GA
The hazard
The products pose a potential Listeria Monocytogenes hazard. The FDA classified the recall as Class I, indicating a situation where exposure to the product could cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Publix Super Markets, Inc. has 15 other recalls on record since September 5, 2014. Other recent recalls include a June 25, 2026 recall of Publix Organic Blueberries for E. coli O145:H28 contamination risk and a May 9, 2025 recall of Publix Greenwise Baby Food Pouches for elevated levels of lead, cadmium, and arsenic. Other recent recalls of similar products include a November 21, 2025 Boar's Head Pecorino Rom recall for Listeria Monocytogenes and a June 1, 2026 Clover Hill Dairy Pepper Jack Cheese Stix recall due to Listeria contamination.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for Boars Head Grab and Go Wedge Ham, Smoke Master Black Forest Ham, or Grab and Go Sandwich products with a net weight of 7.5 oz (213 g) sold in plastic containers. Products with sell-by dates up to August 2, 2024, are affected.
Brand
Publix
Category
Food
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Stop using it now
Discard all affected products immediately to avoid potential illness from Listeria Monocytogenes.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Florida and Georgia.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “U.S. Distribution within the states in retail locations in FL and GA. No Foreign distribution.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Florida, Georgia.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 31 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class I
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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-1703-2024 (July 30, 2024) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1703-2024 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 17, 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.
GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official FDA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.