The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0653-2017·Announced 2016-12-14

E S Foods Recalls Cheese Stick and Marinara Product Due to Listeria Risk

E S Foods is recalling Cheese Stick & Marinara with Milk due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in raw materials.

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 288 cases of Cheese Stick & Marinara with Milk, Item # 61618. 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, 6092, and 6130, with best used by dates of 11/11/16 and 12/10/16.

Consumers and distributors should check their inventory for these specific lot numbers and dates. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the point of purchase. No illnesses have been reported in connection with this recall.

The recalled product

Product
Cheese Stick & Marinara with Milk, Item # 61618
Manufacturer
E S Foods
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard
Affected units
288

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) 6091
  • 2) 6092
  • 3) 6130 Best Used By: 1) 11/11/16
  • 2) 11/11/16
  • 3) 12/10/16

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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