The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0842-2025·Announced 2025-06-11

Fresh & Ready Foods Antipasto Bistro Box Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Fresh & Ready Foods LLC is recalling Antipasto Bistro Box products because Listeria monocytogenes was detected on food contact surfaces at the manufacturing facility. The affected products have best-by dates of May 9–12, 2025.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source indicates this is an FDA Class I recall, which requires a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness and hospitalization in vulnerable populations.

Plain-English summary

Fresh & Ready Foods LLC is recalling Fresh & Ready Foods Antipasto Bistro Box (4 oz. plastic container, UPC# 6 82906 89909 6) because Listeria monocytogenes was detected on food contact surfaces in the ready-to-eat sandwich manufacturer facility.

The recalled products have best-by dates of May 9–12, 2025. Approximately 139,863 units were distributed across the Southwest (California, Nevada, Arizona, and Washington) and to military facilities.

Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogenic bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations. Consumers who have purchased the recalled Antipasto Bistro Box should not consume it and should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

Anyone with questions about the recall can contact Fresh & Ready Foods LLC. This is an FDA Class I recall.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh & Ready Foods Antipasto Bistro Box, 4 oz. plastic container. Best buy: 05/09/2025-05/12/2025 UPC# 6 82906 89909 6
Manufacturer
Fresh & Ready Foods LLC
Hazard
  • listeria

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 (1)

  • Item Number: 1-FRBIST002

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

  • AZ
  • CA
  • NV
  • WA