Don Pancho Chicken Quesadilla Meal Kits Recalled for Listeria Monocytogenes
Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Don Pancho Chicken Quesadilla Express Meal Kits due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in the cooked chicken component. No illnesses have been reported.
What this means for you
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: Recall involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen explicitly cited in the severity rubric as meeting the High (Score 3) threshold. The FDA Class II classification and absence of reported illnesses or injuries prevent elevation to Severe (Score 4) or Critical (Score 5).
Plain-English summary
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Don Pancho Chicken Quesadilla Express Meal Kits (Item 404852, UPC 71117 12507, 22.5 oz packages) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes in the cooked chicken component.
Listeria monocytogenes is a serious pathogen that can cause severe infection, particularly in vulnerable populations including pregnant women, young children, elderly persons, and individuals with weakened immune systems. The contaminated product poses a potential health risk to consumers.
Approximately 6,933 cases of affected meal kits were distributed directly to retailers 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. Affected products bear specific USE By Dates and lot numbers documented by the manufacturer, spanning September 2024 through November 2024.
Consumers who have purchased affected products should not consume them. Those with the affected item should dispose of it or return it to the point of purchase. Consumers with questions may contact Reser's Fine Foods or the FDA.
The recalled product
- Product
- Item 404852, UPC 71117 12507, Don Pancho Chicken Quesadilla Express Meal Kit. Make 3 Quesadilla. Ready in 4 MIN. Net wt. 22.5 oz (1 LB 6.5 OZ) 638g. Case GTIN 10071117125075, Case UPC 7111712507, Don Pancho Chicken Quesadilla Express Meal Kit. 6/22.5oz bags. Distributed by Re
- Manufacturer
- Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
- Hazard
- listeria
Distribution
Distributed in 30 states:
- AL
- AZ
- CA
- CO
- FL
- GA
- IL
- IN
- KS
- KY
- LA
- MA
- MD
- ME
- MI
- MO
- NC
- NE
- NY
- OH
- OK
- OR
- PA
- SC
- TN
- TX
- UT
- VA
- WA
- WY
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