The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·H-0091-2026·Announced 2025-10-29

Penne salad kits recalled over potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling 4,770 cases of Fresh Creative Foods Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad 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 404284, Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad Kit, UPC 13454 37904, perishable refrigerated product, net weight 13 lbs, is being recalled for potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Each kit contains two 3 lb sealed bags of the affected penne pasta, and the kit is not sold directly to consumers.

The recall covers 4,770 cases of item 404284, with use-by dates of 10, 17, 23 and 29 October 2025. The enforcement record lists distribution state by state against other item numbers in the same action, so no state list is given here for this item. 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 #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 — Prepared food
Hazard

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Lot numbers (1)

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

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.

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