Spinach free bowtie pasta kits recalled over potential Listeria contamination
Reser's Fine Foods is recalling 795 cases of Fresh Creative Foods Basil Pesto Bowtie Pasta Kit for potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. 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 item 404736, Basil Pesto Bowtie Pasta Kit, UPC 13454 38092, perishable refrigerated product, net weight 10.3125 lbs, is being recalled for potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Each kit contains two 3 lb sealed bags of the affected bowtie pasta, does not contain spinach, and is not sold directly to consumers.
The recall covers 795 cases of item 404736, with use-by dates of 9, 10, 17, 23 and 27 October 2025. The record states item 404736 was distributed in Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah and Washington. 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.
Businesses holding kits matching a listed use-by date should not use them and should follow the firm's instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fresh Creative Foods (FCF) item #404736 Basil Pesto Bowtie Pasta Kit, UPC #13454 38092. Perishable/Refrigerated product. Net wt. 10.3125lbs. This kit contains 2/3lb. sealed bags of affected Bowtie Pasta and does not contain spinach. Kit is not sold directly to consumers.
- Manufacturer
- Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Prepared food
Is your product affected?
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Lot numbers (1)
- Use by Dates: 10/9/2025 10/10/2025 10/17/2025 10/23/2025 10/27/2025
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 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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