The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·H-0076-2026·Announced 2025-10-15

Cooked Farfalle Pasta Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Nate's Fine Foods is recalling Fresh Creative Foods cooked farfalle pasta due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Affected consumers should not consume the 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. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen; no illnesses have been reported in the source.

Plain-English summary

Nate's Fine Foods, LLC is recalling Fresh Creative Foods Cooked Farfalle Pasta due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled product consists of 8 x 3 lb pouches (24 lbs total per case) and was distributed in California, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

The affected product was distributed with the following lot codes and use-by dates: Lot 2372523 (Use by 10/9/2025), Lot 2432522 (Use by 10/15/2025), Lot 2512522 (Use by 10/23/2025), and Lot 2572523 (Use by 10/29/2025). Approximately 1,442 cases totaling 34,068 lbs are subject to this recall.

Listeria monocytogenes is a serious pathogen that can cause illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, elderly individuals, and those with weakened immune systems. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should return it to the point of purchase for a refund or discard the product.

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
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 (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