The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0076-2024·Announced 2023-03-22

Chocolate Pudding Delight Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Quick & Fresh Chocolate Pudding Delight products sold January 24-30, 2023 are being recalled for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination with no reported illnesses. Affected units were distributed to multiple Mid-Atlantic and Eastern states.

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: The agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "On 02/03/2023, FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine of Baltimore, MD is initiating a recall of various products sold from January 24, 2023 through January 30, 2023 because the products have the potential to be…"

Plain-English summary

Quick & Fresh Chocolate Pudding Delight, a 6.5-ounce single-serving refrigerated pudding product (UPC 813141021205), is being recalled by FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recall was initiated on February 3, 2023. The affected products were sold between January 24 and January 30, 2023, and were distributed to Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, the District of Columbia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts.

Consumers who purchased this product are advised to discontinue use and either discard it or return it to the retailer. Although no illnesses have been reported to date, Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious or potentially fatal infections, particularly in pregnant women, children, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals.

The recalled product

Product
Quick & Fresh, Chocolate Pudding Delight, Net Wt. 6.5 Oz. Single Serving, Keep refrigerated
Manufacturer
FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine
Category
Food — Refrigerated Dessert
Hazard
Affected units
66

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 : 813141021205

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.

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