The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·H-0090-2026·Announced 2025-10-29

Refrigerated Basil Pesto Pasta Kits Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Reser's Fine Foods recalls Fresh Creative Foods item #404637 Basil Pesto Bowtie Pasta Kits due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The refrigerated product was distributed to foodservice outlets in AZ, CA, CO, and TX.

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 with high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes). Per the severity rubric, Class I recalls score no lower than 4. No illnesses have been reported in the source, so this does not qualify as Critical (5).

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Fresh Creative Foods (FCF) item #404637 Basil Pesto Bowtie Pasta Kit Item V (UPC #13454 38053). This is a refrigerated, perishable product kit containing two 3-pound bags of sealed bowtie pasta, with a net weight of 10.5625 pounds per kit. Approximately 3,252 cases of this item were affected by the recall.

The recall was initiated due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed to foodservice facilities in Arizona, California, Colorado, and Texas. Because this product is not sold directly to consumers, the recall primarily affects restaurants, catering operations, and institutional foodservice providers in these states.

Businesses that may have received this product should not serve or distribute it. Affected product should be identified and discarded or returned to the supplier. For more information about the recall, consult the FDA at https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts (Recall H-0090-2026).

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Creative Foods (FCF) item #404637 Basil Pesto Bowtie Pasta Kit Item V, UPC#13454 38053. Perishable/Refrigerated product. Net wt. 10.5625lbs. This kit contains 2/3lbs. sealed bags of affected Bowtie Pasta, and it is not sold directly to consumers.
Manufacturer
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
Hazard
  • listeria

Distribution

Distributed in 13 states:

  • AZ
  • CA
  • CO
  • FL
  • GA
  • IN
  • MD
  • MO
  • OR
  • PA
  • TX
  • UT
  • WA