The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0090-2025·Announced 2024-11-06

Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Kit Recalled Due to Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Kits due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination in the cooked chicken. Affected products were distributed across 30 U.S. states.

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: This is an FDA Class II recall of a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) detected in ready-to-eat cooked chicken. Although no illnesses have been reported, Listeria can cause serious foodborne illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Kits (Item 404977, UPC 13454 38191) distributed by Fresh Creative Foods of Vista, California. Each kit contains 2/6.75 lb of prepared meal portions.

The recall was issued because the cooked chicken in these meal kits has been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

A total of 646 cases were distributed directly across 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 can be identified by the following Use By dates: 9/22/2024, 9/29/2024, 10/2/2024, 10/6/2024, 10/13/2024, 10/20/2024, 10/24/2024, 10/27/2024, and 11/3/2024, and the following batch numbers: B1731332, B1736394, B1738071, B1743177, B1744797, B1753311, B1758316, B1758905, B1765968, and B1773305.

Consumers who have this product should not consume it.

The recalled product

Product
Item 404977, UPC 13454 38191, Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Kit O.P. No Trays 2/6.75 LB. Distributed by Fresh Creative Foods, Vista, CA.
Manufacturer
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
Hazard
  • listeria-monocytogenes

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