The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0648-2017·Announced 2016-12-14

E S Foods Recalls Chicken/BBQ Product Due to Listeria Risk

E S Foods is recalling Chicken/BBQ, Item # 61405, because a raw material supplier verified a potential for Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

E S Foods is voluntarily recalling 1,886 cases of Chicken/BBQ, Item # 61405. 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 recall covers specific lot numbers with best used by dates ranging from October 21, 2016, to January 22, 2017.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their lot numbers and best used by dates against the list provided by the manufacturer. If the product matches the recalled lots, consumers should not consume it and should contact E S Foods for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Chicken/BBQ, Item # 61405
Manufacturer
E S Foods
Category
Food — Processed Meat
Hazard
Affected units
1,886

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 (15)

  • Lot #'s: 1) 5321
  • 2) 5327
  • 3) 6006
  • 4) 6048
  • 5) 6078
  • 6) 6118
  • 7) 6127
  • 8) 6139 Best Used By: 1) 10/21/16
  • 2) 10/21/16
  • 3) 11/16/16
  • 4) 12/18/16
  • 5) 12/16/16 & 1/22/17
  • 6) 1/22/17
  • 7) 12/16/16
  • 8) 12/16/16

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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