The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0895-2022·Announced 2022-03-23

Fresh Creative Foods Chicken Enchilada Kit Recalled for Plastic Contamination

Fresh Creative Foods is recalling its Red Sauce Chicken Enchilada Kit due to plastic pieces discovered during manufacturing. The contamination came from ice supplied to the manufacturer.

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: This is an FDA Class II recall for confirmed physical contamination (plastic pieces) found in a food product. While no illnesses or injuries have been reported, plastic in food presents a risk-of-harm scenario with potential for choking or injury if ingested.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Creative Foods is recalling its Red Sauce Chicken Enchilada Kit (UPC: 10013454381929, Item #404979) distributed in 171 cases. The kit contains seasoned chicken, red enchilada sauce, tortillas, and cheese blend packaged for customers to assemble.

During manufacturing, hard clear plastic pieces were discovered in the product. Investigation identified the source as ice supplied to the manufacturer. Plastic contamination in food poses a choking and injury risk to consumers.

The recalled product has a Use By date of 4/15/2022 and affected lot codes B1027784, B1027787, B1033340, and B1038525. The product was distributed to AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MN, MO, NC, NV, OH, OK, OR, SC, TN, TX, and WI.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not use it. Return it to the point of purchase or discard it. For questions, contact Fresh Creative Foods at the information provided with the product.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Creative Foods RED SAUCE CHICKEN ENCHILADA KIT ON PREMISE NO TRAYS 2/6.75 LB UPC: 10013454381929 Item # 404979 Perishable/Keep refrigerated Kit components: 2/32 oz. bags of seasoned chicken w/rib meat, 8/8 pz. bags of Cryo Traditional Red Enchilada Sauce, 8 bags of golden
Manufacturer
RMJV, LP dba Fresh Creative Foods
Category
Food — Prepared/Refrigerated Foods
Hazard
  • foreign-object
  • physical-contamination

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)

  • Use By 4/15/2022 Lot codes: B1027784 B1027787 B1027784 B1033340 B1038525

Distribution

Distributed in 20 states:

  • AR
  • AZ
  • CA
  • CO
  • FL
  • GA
  • IL
  • IN
  • KY
  • MN
  • MO
  • NC
  • NV
  • OH
  • OK
  • OR
  • SC
  • TN
  • TX
  • WI

Related recalls

Same category