The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·H-0091-2026·Announced 2025-10-29

Reser's Fine Foods Salad Kits Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Reser's Fine Foods recalls Fresh Creative Foods Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad Kits due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The FDA Class I recall affects 4,770 cases distributed across multiple U.S. states.

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: This is an FDA Class I recall, the highest classification level, for potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. While no illnesses have been reported in the source material, the Class I designation mandates a minimum score of 4.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Fresh Creative Foods (FCF) item #404284 Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad Kits (UPC #13454 37904) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product is a refrigerated salad kit containing a sealed bag of penne pasta and is distributed to food service and institutional buyers, not directly to consumers.

The recall affects 4,770 cases with use-by dates of 10/10/25, 10/17/25, 10/23/25, and 10/29/25. The affected product was distributed to Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Washington.

Consumers and food service operators who have purchased this product should not consume it and should discard it or return it to the point of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, young children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. Anyone with concerns or who may have consumed the product should contact their healthcare provider.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Creative Foods (FCF) item #404284 Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad Kit, UPC #13454 37904. Perishable/Refrigerated product. Net wt. 13lbs. This kit contains 2/3lbs. sealed bag of affected Penne Pasta and kit is not sold directly to consumers.
Manufacturer
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
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 (1)

  • Use by Dates: 10/10/25 10/17/25 10/23/25 10/29/25

Distribution

Distributed in 13 states:

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

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