The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-1004-2024·Announced 2024-03-06

Marketside Southwest Chopped Kit Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Ready Pac Foods is recalling Marketside Southwest Chopped Kit (10.3 oz.) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the affected product.

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: FDA Class I classification requires a minimum severity score of 4 per the established rubric rules. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen identified in the severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Ready Pac Foods Inc. is recalling Marketside Southwest Chopped Kit (10.3 oz., UPC 681131305129) because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product was distributed across multiple U.S. states including California, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, and Wyoming. The recall covers 2617 cases with use-by dates of December 27, 2023 through January 14, 2024. Lot numbers are available to identify the specific affected product.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall. Consumers with questions should contact the manufacturer or their local health department.

The recalled product

Product
Marketside Southwest Chopped Kit 10.3 oz. UPC 681131305129
Manufacturer
Ready Pac Foods Inc
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 (8)

  • Use by date 12/27/2023 - 1/14/2024 Lot Numbers: 257468982
  • 257472922
  • 257474446
  • 257477419
  • 257480027
  • 257481674
  • 257484256
  • 257485619

Distribution

Distributed in 21 states:

  • AZ
  • CA
  • CO
  • CT
  • DE
  • HI
  • MA
  • MD
  • ME
  • MT
  • NH
  • NJ
  • NM
  • NV
  • NY
  • PA
  • RI
  • SD
  • TX
  • VT
  • WY