Cooked penne pasta recalled over potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination
Nate's Fine Foods is recalling 1,337 cases of Fresh Creative Foods cooked penne, totaling 32,088 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 Penne 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 1,337 cases, totaling 32,088 lbs, from lots 2382521, 2452521, 2572524 and 2512523, with use-by dates of 10, 17, 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 PENNE 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: 2382521
- 2452521
- 2572524
- 2512523 USE BY: 10/10/2025
- 10/17/2025
- 10/23/2025
- 10/29/2025
Distribution
Distributed in 4 states:
- CA
- IN
- PA
- TX
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