The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0844-2025·Announced 2025-06-11

Ready-to-Eat Veggie Snack Boxes Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Fresh & Ready Foods is recalling approximately 139,863 units of Veggie Snack Bistro Boxes due to Listeria monocytogenes detected on food contact surfaces. No illnesses have been reported.

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: FDA Class II recall involving Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. No illnesses or hospitalizations have been reported. Per the severity rubric, high-risk pathogens like Listeria detected without reported illness warrant a High (score 3) classification.

Plain-English summary

Fresh & Ready Foods LLC is recalling approximately 139,863 units of Fresh & Ready Foods Veggie Snack Bistro Box (4 oz plastic containers, UPC 6 82906 89912 6). Best-by dates on affected packages range from 05/09/2025 through 05/12/2025.

Listeria monocytogenes was detected on food contact surfaces at the manufacturer's ready-to-eat sandwich production facility. Listeria is a serious foodborne pathogen that can cause illness, particularly in vulnerable populations including pregnant women, young children, elderly individuals, and those with compromised immune systems.

The affected product was distributed across the Southwest region to retailers and Government (Military) facilities in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Washington.

Consumers should not consume this product. Dispose of any remaining product or return it to the store for a refund. No illnesses have been reported in association with this recall.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh & Ready Foods Veggie Snack Bistro Box, 4 oz. plastic container. Best buy: 05/09/2025-05/12/2025 UPC# 6 82906 89912 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-FRBIST005

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

  • AZ
  • CA
  • NV
  • WA