The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0034-2024·Announced 2023-03-22

Fresh Creative Cuisine noodle bowls recalled for potential Listeria contamination

Fresh Creative Cuisine Asian Style Noodle Bowls are being recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed to 11 states between January 24-30, 2023.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I classification for a product with potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination, a high-risk pathogen capable of serious illness. FDA Class I recalls mandate a minimum severity score of 4 (Severe), regardless of reported illness status.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Creative Cuisine Tan Label, Asian Style Noodle Bowl (12 oz, single serving, keep refrigerated, UPC 813141025678) is being recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The product was distributed from January 24 to January 30, 2023, across 11 states: Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, District of Columbia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts. A total of 152 units were affected by this recall.

Listeria monocytogenes is a serious foodborne pathogen capable of causing severe illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, elderly individuals, and immunocompromised persons. The FDA initiated this Class I recall due to the potential contamination with this high-risk pathogen.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Creative Cuisine Tan Label, Asian Style Noodle Bowl, Net Wt. 12 Oz. Single Serving, Keep refrigerated
Hazard
Affected units
152

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • UPC Code : 813141025678

Distribution

Distributed in 11 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 409 recalled by FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 409 products in this recall →

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