The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0377-2019·Announced 2018-11-14

Request Foods Recalls Evol Risotto for Listeria and Salmonella Contamination

Request Foods Incorporated is recalling Evol Truffle Parmesan & Portabella Risotto because ingredients may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella.

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: The recall involves high-risk pathogens (Listeria and Salmonella) without reported illness, which corresponds to a High severity score of 3 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Request Foods Incorporated is recalling 13,487 cases of Evol Truffle Parmesan & Portabella Risotto, 18oz frozen units. The product is identified by UPC 91627 00786 and Item # 00066 and 00093. Affected lots include 18183, 18194, and 18270.

The recall was initiated after the firm was notified by its supplier that ingredients used in the products were possibly contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella. The agency has classified this as a Class II recall.

The product was distributed nationwide and in Canada. Consumers should check their pantries for the specific lot numbers listed above and dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Evol Truffle Parmesan & Portabella Risotto 18oz UPC 91627 00786 Frozen 6, 18oz. units per case
Affected units
13,487

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • Item # 00066 and 00093 Lot: 18183 18194 18270

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 31 recalled by Request Foods Incorporated 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.

See all 31 products in this recall →

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