Ready Pac Bistro Queso Crunch Salad Kit recalled for Listeria contamination risk
Ready Pac Bistro Queso Crunch Salad Kit (UPC 077745256139) is recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products have use-by dates between January 13 and February 18, 2024.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The product carries an FDA Class I classification, the highest-severity recall category. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen explicitly identified in this recall.
Plain-English summary
Ready Pac Foods Inc. is recalling Ready Pac Bistro Queso Crunch Salad Kit (24 oz., UPC 077745256139) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria is a pathogen that can cause serious illness.
The recall involves approximately 10,691 cases distributed to multiple U.S. states: California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, and Wyoming. The affected products have use-by dates from January 13, 2024 through February 18, 2024. The recalled lot numbers are: 217482086, 217484054, 217484071, 217487426, 217489141, 217491781, 217491799, 217491845, 217491847, and 217492602.
Consumers who have purchased these products should not eat them. The product should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. Anyone who has consumed the recalled product and develops symptoms should seek medical attention. For more information, including FDA recall number F-1007-2024, contact the FDA or visit their website.
The recalled product
- Product
- Ready Pac Bistro Queso Crunch Salad Kit 24 oz. UPC 077745256139
- Manufacturer
- Ready Pac Foods Inc
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-Eat Salad
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 10,691
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 (10)
- Use by date 1/13/2024 - 2/18/2024 Lot numbers: 217482086
- 217484054
- 217484071
- 217487426
- 217489141
- 217491781
- 217491799
- 217491845
- 217491847
- 217492602
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Ready Pac Foods Inc under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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