The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0644-2017·Announced 2016-12-14

E S Foods Recalls BBQ Chicken Meal Breaks Due to Listeria Risk

E S Foods is recalling BBQ Chicken w/Milk Meal Breaks because a supplier verified potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric, as Class I recalls involve a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

E S Foods is voluntarily recalling 324 cases of BBQ Chicken w/Milk Meal Break, Item #61605. The recall is being conducted because the raw material supplier for sunflower kernels 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 recall covers specific lot numbers 6042, 6091, 6092, and 6125, with best used by dates of January 25, 2017, and February 9, 2017.

Consumers and foodservice operators should check their inventory for these specific lot numbers and dates. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
BBQ Chicken w/Milk Meal Break, Item #61605
Manufacturer
E S Foods
Category
Food — Ready-to-Eat Meals
Hazard
Affected units
324

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 (5)

  • Lot #'s: 1) 6042
  • 6091
  • 6092
  • 2) 6125 Best Used By: 1) 1/25/17
  • 2) 2/9/17

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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