Kashi Pesto Chickpea Quinoa Bowls Recalled for Listeria and Salmonella
Request Foods Incorporated is recalling Kashi Pesto Chickpea Quinoa Bowls 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 score of 3 (High) per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Request Foods Incorporated is recalling 17,860 cases of Kashi Pesto Chickpea Quinoa Bowls (9 oz. frozen units, 8 per case). The product was distributed nationwide and in Canada. The recall involves specific lot numbers: 18051, 18096, 18142, and 18237.
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. These are high-risk pathogens that can cause serious illness.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific lot numbers listed above. If found, they should not consume the product and should follow instructions from the recalling firm or the FDA regarding disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Kashi, Pesto Chickpea Quinoa Bowl 9oz. UPC 18627 10771 Frozen 8, 9oz. units per case
- Manufacturer
- Request Foods Incorporated
- Category
- Food — Frozen Meals
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 17,860
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 # 00775 Lot: 18051 18096 18142 18237
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.
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