A convenience store sandwich sold across Georgia and Florida for about two weeks in late summer was recalled because egg appeared in the ingredient list but was missing from the allergen warning most families actually read.
FreshPoint of Orlando issued a voluntary recall of 1,093 units of Created Fresh! Cranberry Chicken Salad Wedge sandwiches, according to the company announcement posted by the Food and Drug Administration. The notice is dated September 4, and the FDA published it on September 8.
No illnesses have been reported to date. For households managing an egg allergy, that is a reassuring line rather than a resolved one, because the affected sandwiches carry use-by dates running through September 17 and some may still be in a refrigerator.
People with an allergy or severe sensitivity to eggs run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume the product, the company said.
Just Over Two Weeks of Convenience Store Distribution
The sandwiches were distributed between August 19 and September 3 to a single convenience store customer operating in Georgia and Florida. That narrow distribution is unusual and useful, because it means the exposure window is defined and the product did not enter general grocery retail.
The recalled item carries UPC 766375109617 in a 4.5-ounce size, packaged in a transparent plastic container with the use-by date printed on the clear plastic. Use-by dates from September 3 through September 17, 2026 are covered.
FreshPoint has told customers to discard the product. Questions can be directed to Hernan Martinez at 689-710-4467, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time.
Anyone who bought a wedge sandwich at a convenience store in either state during that window and still has it should check the packaging rather than assume. Grab-and-go sandwiches are frequently bought for someone else, packed in a lunch, or set aside for later.
The Ingredient List Said Egg, the Contains Line Did Not
The failure here is specific and worth understanding, because it is not the usual undeclared allergen case where an ingredient was omitted entirely.
FreshPoint identified the problem during an internal label review. Egg was listed in the ingredients on the package label, but it did not appear in the allergen «Contains» statement that federal labeling rules require for major allergens.
That gap matters because of how allergen labels are used in practice. Federal law requires the plain-language Contains line precisely so that a shopper does not have to parse a full ingredient list under fluorescent light with a child waiting.
Allergy families are taught to check that line first. A label that satisfies the ingredient requirement while failing the allergen statement defeats the shortcut the law was designed to create, and it is a failure that a careful shopper cannot compensate for by being more careful.
Egg Allergy in Households with Young Children
Egg is among the most common food allergies in young children, which places this recall squarely in the path of families with toddlers and school-age kids. Many children outgrow the allergy, but reactions during the years they have it can be severe.
The risk is not evenly distributed among readers. Someone without an egg allergy who ate one of these sandwiches faces no consequence at all, and there is no reason for the general public to be concerned about a chicken salad sandwich.
For a person with a diagnosed egg allergy, symptoms of a reaction can include hives, itching, swelling of the lips, face, or throat, vomiting, stomach pain, coughing, wheezing or difficulty breathing. Reactions typically begin within minutes to a couple of hours after eating.
Cost and access rarely feature in a recall story, but they belong in this one. A family that throws away a recalled sandwich is out a few dollars, while a family that ends up in an emergency department for an allergic reaction faces a far larger bill depending on coverage. Anyone whose epinephrine auto-injector has expired is better off asking a pharmacist or clinician about a replacement now rather than discovering the problem during a reaction.
Signs of anaphylaxis, including trouble breathing, throat tightness, a sudden drop in blood pressure, dizziness or loss of consciousness, require emergency care. Epinephrine should be used as prescribed and emergency services called, and a person should not wait to see whether symptoms improve on their own.
Label Reading Habits That Miss This Failure
Undeclared allergens remain one of the most common reasons food is recalled in the United States, and cases like this one show why the problem persists even at companies with review processes in place.
MedicalDaily reported on a comparable failure when a Bronx bakery recalled five breads after a routine FDA inspection turned up undeclared milk and sesame on products sold through neighborhood bodegas. The pattern is the same, involving small distribution, ordinary products, and a labeling error caught after the food was already sold.
The practical adjustment for allergy households is to read both the Contains statement and the ingredient list on prepared foods, particularly on items from smaller regional distributors where labeling review may be less robust than at national brands. That is more work, and it should not be necessary, but it catches this specific kind of error.
Recall notices for foods regulated by the agency are posted on the FDA’s recalls and safety alerts page, and consumers can also report a product problem or consult the agency’s food program. Whether this recall expands depends on whether the same label was used on other products from the same facility, which the notice does not address.
Key Questions Answered
What product was recalled? Created Fresh! Cranberry Chicken Salad Wedge Sandwich, 4.5 ounces, UPC 766375109617, with use-by dates from September 3 through September 17, 2026.
Where was it sold? To a single convenience store customer in Georgia and Florida, distributed between August 19 and September 3, 2026.
How many units are involved? FreshPoint recalled 1,093 units. The company is based in Orlando and distributes across the region.
Why was it recalled? Egg was listed in the ingredients but omitted from the allergen Contains statement, which is the line most allergy families check.
Has anyone gotten sick? No illnesses have been reported in connection with the product as of the recall announcement.
Who is actually at risk? Only people with an egg allergy or severe sensitivity. There is no risk to anyone else from eating the product.
What should someone do if they have one? Discard it rather than eating it. Anyone with an egg allergy who has already eaten one and develops symptoms should seek medical care, and severe symptoms require emergency treatment.
