The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0925-2025·Announced 2025-06-11

Fresh & Ready Foods Garlic Pesto Pasta recalled for Listeria Monocytogenes

Fresh & Ready Foods is recalling garlic pesto pasta products due to Listeria Monocytogenes detected on food contact surfaces in the manufacturing facility. Approximately 139,863 units were distributed to retailers and military facilities in the Southwest.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I recall classification for Listeria Monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen detected on food contact surfaces in the manufacturing facility, meets the critical threshold per the severity rubric.

Plain-English summary

Fresh & Ready Foods LLC is recalling garlic pesto pasta products due to Listeria Monocytogenes detected on food contact surfaces in the manufacturing facility.

The recalled product is Fresh & Ready Foods Garlic Pesto Pasta in 9.5 oz plastic containers with best-by date 05/12/2025 (UPC 6 82906 89066 6, Item Number 6-COSSLBPS002-CS). Listeria Monocytogenes was detected on food contact surfaces at the Ready-to-Eat sandwich manufacturing facility.

Approximately 139,863 units were distributed to retailers and Government and Military facilities across the Southwest region, including California, Nevada, Arizona, and Washington.

This recall was issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a Class I recall.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh & Ready Foods Garlic Pesto Pasta; 9.5oz PLASTIC CONTAINER; Best by: 05/12/2025 -05/12/2025 UPC# 6 82906 89066 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: 6-COSSLBPS002-CS

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

  • AZ
  • CA
  • NV
  • WA