Chicken Taco Kits Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk
Reser's Fine Foods is recalling multiple chicken taco kits distributed across 16 states due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in a repackaged cheese ingredient. Consumers should not consume affected products.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class I recall involving Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. The rubric specifies that FDA Class I recalls must never score below 4. No hospitalizations or illnesses are reported in the source text, so the score is 4 (Severe) rather than 5 (Critical).
Plain-English summary
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling multiple chicken taco kit products due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The contamination source was Cotija cheese that was repackaged into finished ready-to-eat products distributed to retail and wholesale customers.
The recall includes Item 404764 (KIT EM CHICKEN STREET TACO DP EXPRESS MEAL) and seven additional taco kit items with varying configurations and sizes. Approximately 1,236 DP Express meal kits and 24,582 other taco kits are affected. Products have use-by dates ranging from November 29, 2023 to March 21, 2024, with specific lot codes documented by the FDA.
The affected products were distributed to customers in California, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Montana, New Jersey, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington.
Consumers who have purchased affected products should not consume them and should discard or return them to the point of sale. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious infections, particularly in vulnerable populations including pregnant women, young children, and immunocompromised individuals. Anyone with concerns should contact their healthcare provider.
The recalled product
- Product
- Item 404764, KIT EM CHICKEN STREET TACO DP EXPRESS MEAL 6/22 OZ, UPC 7111712500. The following Taco Kits were distributed to consignees with instructions for assembly at retail store kitchen: Item 406987, KIT OP CHICKEN TACO MINI SINGLE SERVE ON PREMISE NO TRAYS 2/2.4925 LB…
- Manufacturer
- Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Prepared meal kits
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 6 recalled by Reser's Fine 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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