Cooked farfalle pasta recalled again over potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination
Nate's Fine Foods is recalling 1,442 cases of Fresh Creative Foods cooked farfalle, totaling 34,068 lbs, for potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
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: Scored 5 because the FDA classified this recall as Class I, which the rubric assigns the Critical tier.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Creative Foods Cooked Farfalle Pasta, packed 8 x 3 lb pouches to a 24 lb case and labeled perishable keep refrigerated, is being recalled for potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recall covers 1,442 cases, totaling 34,068 lbs, from lots 2372523, 2432522, 2512522 and 2572523, with use-by dates of 9, 15, 23 and 29 October 2025. The product was distributed in California, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Texas. The FDA has classified the recall as Class I.
Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious infection, particularly in pregnant people, newborns, older adults and people with weakened immune systems.
Anyone holding pouches matching a listed lot number and use-by date should not eat the product and should follow the distributor's instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- FRESH CREATIVE FOODS COOKED FARFALLE PASTA 8 x 3 lb pouches Net Weight: 24 lbs (10.88 kg) PERISHABLE KEEP REFRIGERATED
- Manufacturer
- Nate's Fine Foods, LLC
- Category
- Food — Prepared food
- Hazard
- listeria
- pathogen-contamination
- refrigerated
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 (7)
- Lot: 2372523
- 2432522
- 2512522
- 2572523 USE BY: 10/9/2025
- 10/15/2025
- 10/23/2025
- 10/29/2025
Distribution
Distributed in 4 states:
- CA
- IN
- PA
- TX
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