The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0384-2019·Announced 2018-11-14

Udi's Pesto Tortellini Recalled for Listeria and Salmonella Contamination

Request Foods Incorporated is recalling Udi's Pesto Tortellini because ingredients may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella.

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

Plain-English summary

Request Foods Incorporated is recalling 18,653 cases of Udi's Pesto Tortellini, 8 oz. frozen units (UPC 98997 80974). The affected lots are 17336, 18071, and 18164. The product was distributed nationwide and in Canada.

The recall was initiated after the firm was notified by a supplier that ingredients used in the products were possibly contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella. These are high-risk pathogens that can cause serious illness.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific lot numbers listed above. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. No specific instructions for disposal are provided in the source text beyond the standard recall protocol.

The recalled product

Product
Udi's Pesto Tortellini 8 oz. UPC 98997 80974 Frozen 6, 8oz. units per case
Affected units
18,653

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 # 00233 Lot: 17336 18071 18164

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 →