The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·H-0117-2026·Announced 2025-10-29

Albertsons Ready Meals Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad recalled for Listeria

Albertsons is recalling Ready Meals Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination in the pasta ingredient. Affected products were sold at multiple store banners from September 8 to October 4, 2025.

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: FDA Class I food recall designation with Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen in a ready-to-eat product. Per the severity rubric, FDA Class I classification requires a critical (Score 5) severity rating.

Plain-English summary

Albertsons Companies LLC is recalling Ready Meals Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad made in-store with store-generated scale labels. The product was sold under multiple Albertsons store banners including Albertsons, Pavilions, Randalls, Safeway, Tom Thumb, and Vons.

The recall was initiated because the bowtie pasta ingredient in this salad has been recalled due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious infection.

The affected products have sell-through dates from September 8, 2025 through October 4, 2025. They were distributed in Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Louisiana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. Anyone who has consumed this product and develops symptoms of Listeria infection should seek medical attention.

The recalled product

Product
READY MEALS Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad, UPC 27133 #####. Product was made in-store with store generated scale label applied to the container. Sold under store banners Albertsons, Pavilions, Randalls, Safeway, Tom Thumb, and Vons in AR, AZ, CA, CO, LA, NE, NM, NV, OK, SD, TX, UT
Manufacturer
Albertsons Companies LLC
Category
Food — Ready-to-Eat Deli
Hazard
  • listeria
  • contamination

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)

  • Sell Thru Dates: SEP 8 25 Thru OCT 4 25

Distribution

Distributed in 15 states:

  • AK
  • AR
  • AZ
  • CA
  • CO
  • HI
  • LA
  • NE
  • NM
  • NV
  • OK
  • SD
  • TX
  • UT
  • WY

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