The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0639-2017·Announced 2016-12-14

E S Foods Recalls Cheese Cup Meal Break Due to Listeria Risk

E S Foods is recalling Cheese Cup Meal Break products due to a potential for Listeria monocytogenes contamination verified by a raw material supplier.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which per the rubric mandates a severity score of at least 4 (Severe) due to the serious or life-threatening nature of the hazard.

Plain-English summary

E S Foods is voluntarily recalling 1,930 cases of Cheese Cup Meal Break, Item #61430. The recall was initiated because a potential for Listeria monocytogenes contamination was verified by the sunflower kernel raw material supplier.

The affected product was distributed to foodservice distributors, food banks, and school meal programs in California, Kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. Specific lot numbers and best used by dates are listed in the official recall notice.

Consumers and distributors should check their inventory for the specific lot numbers and best used by dates provided in the recall details. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the point of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Cheese Cup Meal Break, Item #61430
Manufacturer
E S Foods
Category
Food — Cheese / Dairy
Hazard
Affected units
1,930

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 (20)

  • Lot #'s: 1) 5322
  • 2) 5328
  • 3) 5351
  • 4) 6025
  • 5) 6028
  • 6) 6039
  • 7) 6070
  • 8) 6090
  • 9) 6116
  • 10) 6132
  • 11) 6138 Best Used By: 1) 8/26/16
  • 2) 8/27/16
  • 3) 5/25/16 & 10/7/16
  • 4) 11/17/16
  • 5) 10/9/16
  • 6) 10/9/16
  • 11/17/16 & 12/9/16
  • 7) 12/9/16
  • 8) 12/9/16 & 1/15/17
  • 9) 1/15/16

Distribution

Distributed in 9 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 20 recalled by E S Foods 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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