The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0645-2017·Announced 2016-12-14

E S Foods Recalls Cheese Stick Marinara Sauce Due to Listeria Risk

E S Foods is recalling specific lots of Cheese Stick Marinara Sauce Red Vegetable 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 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 voluntarily recalling 2,559 cases of Cheese Stick Marinara Sauce Red Vegetable, Item # 61418. The recall is being conducted 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 foodservice operators should check their inventory for the specific lot numbers and best used by dates associated with this recall. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the point of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Cheese Stick Marinara Sauce Red Vegetable, Item # 61418
Manufacturer
E S Foods
Category
Food — Sauces / Condiments
Hazard
Affected units
2,559

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) 5338
  • 2) 6007
  • 3) 6011
  • 4) 6028
  • 5) 6047
  • 6) 6057
  • 7) 6077
  • 8) 6082
  • 9) 6112
  • 10) 6127
  • 11) 6130 Best Used By: 1) 7/11/16
  • 2) 7/28/16
  • 3) 8/12/16
  • 4) 8/12/16
  • 5) 10/1/16
  • 6) 10/1/16
  • 7) 10/4/16
  • 8) 10/4/16
  • 9) 10/4/16 & 12/9/16
  • 10) 10/30/16

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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