The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2247-2017·Announced 2017-06-07

Tyson Recalls Frozen Spinach Quiche Due to Listeria Risk

Tyson Foods is voluntarily recalling specific lots of frozen Chef Pierre and Sara Lee spinach quiche due to a Listeria monocytogenes contamination risk from an ingredient supplier.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 3/5 (High).

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: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illnesses, which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Tyson Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling multiple lots of frozen Chef Pierre 10 Spinach Quiche, Chef Pierre 6/10 Frozen Quiche, and Sara Lee CP Quiche 10 Spinach. The recall is being conducted because an ingredient supplier recalled their product due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products are 38-ounce frozen quiches packed in paper cartons. The recall covers 4,505 cases distributed domestically across Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Texas, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Specific product codes and lot numbers are listed in the official recall notice.

Consumers who have purchased these specific products should check their freezers for the affected lot numbers and code dates. If the products are found, consumers should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, older adults, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Chef Pierre 10 Spinach Quiche, and 6/10 Frozen Quiche, 38 oz. packed in a paper carton, keep frozen
Manufacturer
Tyson Foods, inc.
Category
Food — Frozen Prepared Foods
Hazard
Affected units
4,505

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 (16)

  • Product Manufactured on 09/02/2016 Chef Pierre 10 Spinach Quiche
  • frozen Pkg SKU: 05799
  • Code Dates: 0601624609
  • 0601624610
  • 0601624611
  • 0601624612
  • 0601624613
  • 0601624614
  • 0601624615
  • 0601624616
  • 0601624617
  • 0601624618 CHEF PIERRE 10 SPINACH QUICHE
  • Item number 05799
  • Product Lot 1701246610
  • and Product Lot 1701246620 Chef Pierre 6/10 Frozen Quiche
  • Case SKU: 5799

Distribution

Distributed in 14 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Tyson 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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