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CriticalFDA (Food)·H-0089-2026·Announced 2025-10-29

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.

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 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.

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

Distributed in 13 states:

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.

See all 3 products in this recall →