The Recall Desk
HighFDA (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.

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 aligns with the High severity criteria in the rubric.

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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