The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0095-2025·Announced 2024-11-06

HMS Hatch Chicken Enchilada Kits recalled for Listeria contamination

Meal kits containing cooked chicken have been recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected product was 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 involving Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. The source contains no reports of illnesses or injuries, placing this in the High severity category per the rubric for high-risk pathogen contamination without reported illness.

Plain-English summary

HMS Hatch Chicken Enchilada Kits (Item 404866, UPC 13454 38152) manufactured by Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. and distributed by Fresh Creative Foods have been recalled. The recall involves 45,638 cases of this frozen meal kit product.

The meal kits contain cooked chicken that was contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious foodborne illness.

The affected products were distributed directly across 30 U.S. 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. Products have USE By dates ranging from September 16, 2024, through November 18, 2024, with multiple batch numbers listed in the recall notice.

Consumers who have purchased affected products should not consume them. The product should be discarded or returned to the point of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Item 404866, UPC 13454 38152, HMS Hatch Chicken Enchilada Kit 1/22.225 LB. Distributed by Fresh Creative Foods, Vista, CA.
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