The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0643-2017·Announced 2016-12-14

E S Foods Recalls Tuna Salad Meal Breaks Due to Listeria Risk

E S Foods is recalling Tuna Salad w/Milk Meal Breaks because a supplier verified potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in the raw material.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score (5).

Plain-English summary

E S Foods is recalling 360 cases of Tuna Salad w/Milk Meal Break, Item #61603. The recall was initiated after the sunflower kernel raw material supplier verified a potential for Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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. The specific lot numbers involved are 6091 (Best Used By 1/25/17) and 6126 (Best Used By 2/9/16).

Consumers and distributors should stop using the product and contact E S Foods for further instructions or a refund. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Tuna Salad w/Milk Meal Break, Item #61603
Manufacturer
E S Foods
Category
Food — Ready-to-Eat Meals
Hazard
Affected units
360

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Lot numbers (3)

  • Lot #'s: 1) 6091
  • 2) 6126 Best Used By: 1) 1/25/17
  • 2) 2/9/16

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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