Don Pancho Enchilada Meal Kit Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Reser's Fine Foods recalls Don Pancho Creamy Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Express Meal Kits due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in the cooked chicken. The recall affects 4,179 cases distributed across 30 states.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: FDA Class II recall involving Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. The source text contains no reports of confirmed illnesses or injuries, placing this in the 'High' severity category per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Don Pancho Creamy Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Express Meal Kits (Item 404856, UPC 71117 12506), net weight 27 ounces, due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes in the cooked chicken component. The affected meal kits were distributed directly to consumers in 30 states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming.
Consumers can identify affected products by checking the USE by dates and batch numbers on their packages. The recalled meal kits have USE by dates ranging from September 20, 2024, to November 7, 2024. Batch numbers listed in the FDA recall notice (F-0082-2025) identify the affected products.
Consumers who have purchased these meal kits should not consume them. Anyone with questions about whether their product is affected should check the batch number and USE by date against the FDA's official recall notice. Consumers should discard the product or return it to the retailer for a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Item 404856, UPC 71117 12506, Don Pancho Creamy Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Express Meal Kit. Made 6 Enchiladas . Ready in 4 MIN. Net wt. 27 oz (1 LB 11 OZ) 765g. There are 6 packages per case. Distributed by Reser's Fine Foods Inc. Beaverton, OR. www.DONPANCHO.COM.
- Manufacturer
- Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Prepared Food / Meal Kit
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 4,179
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 18 recalled by Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. 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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