The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (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.

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 classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "A potential for Listeria monocytogenes contamination was verified by the sunflower kernel raw material supplier."

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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