Reser's Don Pancho Meal Kits Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Reser's Fine Foods recalled 16,696 cases of Don Pancho Kit OP Street Taco Chicken meal kits due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination in the cooked chicken. The kits were distributed across 30 US 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 of meal kits contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. No illnesses or injuries are reported in the source text, meeting the criterion for High severity: high-risk pathogens without reported illness.
Plain-English summary
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. recalled meal kits sold under the Don Pancho Kit OP Street Taco Chicken brand due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes in the cooked chicken component. The recall affected 16,696 cases of the product.
The affected meal kits were distributed directly to retailers in 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 the UPC 13454 38082 and case UPC 1345438082. Multiple lot/batch numbers are affected, with use-by dates ranging from September 20, 2024, through November 16, 2024.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not eat it. Discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious infections, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, and immunocompromised individuals. Contact a healthcare provider if you have consumed this product and experience symptoms such as fever, muscle aches, or gastrointestinal illness.
The recalled product
- Product
- Item 404711, UPC 13454 38082, Don Pancho Kit OP Street Taco Chicken NO Trays, 4.985 lb. Case GTIN 10013454380823, Case UPC Code 1345438082, Don Pancho Kit OP Street Taco Chicken NO Trays. 2/4.985 lb. bags per case. Distributed by Fresh Creative Foods, Vista, CA or Reser's…
- Manufacturer
- Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Meal Kit / Ready-to-Eat
- Affected units
- 16,696
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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