The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0093-2025·Announced 2024-11-06

Home Chef Chicken Street Taco Kits Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Home Chef Chicken Street Taco Kits due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination in the cooked chicken. The kits were distributed across 32 states with use-by dates from September through November 2024.

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: FDA Class II recall involving Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen explicitly named in the severity rubric. The source text reports no illnesses or injuries, placing this at the High severity level per the rubric criterion for high-risk pathogens without reported illness.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Home Chef Chicken Street Taco Kits (Item 406581, UPC 40134 30435) due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes in the cooked chicken component. Each kit consists of 2 trays at 4.985 pounds.

Approximately 6,793 cases were distributed directly to consumers across 32 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.

The affected products have use-by dates from September 13, 2024 through November 16, 2024. Consumers can identify recalled products by checking the item number (406581), UPC code (40134 30435), use-by date, and batch number against the recall notice.

The recalled product

Product
Item 406581, UPC 40134 30435, Home Chef Kit Street Taco Chicken With Tray, 2/4.985 LB. Distributed by Fresh Creative Foods, Vista, CA or by Reser's Fine Foods Inc. Beaverton, OR. Item 406581, UPC 40134 30435, Home Chef Chicken Street Taco Kit With Trays, 2/4.985 LB. Distributed
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