The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0640-2017·Announced 2016-12-14

E S Foods Recalls Frosted Flakes Meal Breaks Due to Listeria Risk

E S Foods is recalling Frosted Flakes w/Cheese Stick Meal Breaks because a supplier verified potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in the raw sunflower kernels.

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 indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls must be scored at least 4.

Plain-English summary

E S Foods is recalling 32 cases of Frosted Flakes w/Cheese Stick Meal Break, Item #61438. The recall was initiated after the sunflower kernel raw material supplier verified a potential for Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The affected product includes Lot #6075 with a Best Used By date of 9/14/16 and Lot #6112 with a Best Used By date of 9/19/16. These items were distributed to foodservice distributors, food banks, and school meal programs in California, Kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.

Consumers and foodservice operators should stop using the recalled product and contact the manufacturer or their local health department for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Frosted Flakes w/Cheese Stick Meal Break, Item #61438
Manufacturer
E S Foods
Category
Food — School Meals / Foodservice
Hazard
Affected units
32

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 (3)

  • Lot #'s: 1) 6075
  • 2) 6112 Best Used By: 1) 9/14/16
  • 2) 9/19/16

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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