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Agency classPublic Health AlertOur severity:HighUSDA FSIS·PHA-11142026·Announced 2026-11-14

USDA Alerts on Ready-to-Eat Meat Products with Recalled Biscuits

USDA FSIS issued a public health alert for ready-to-eat meat products containing biscuits recalled due to possible Listeria contamination.

The agency’s classification

USDA FSIS: Public Health Alert

Public Health Alert is a warning FSIS issues when there is a food-safety concern but a recall is not requested, typically because the affected product is no longer available for purchase.

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 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The source identifies possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, a high-risk pathogen, in ready-to-eat meat products. The source explicitly states there have been no confirmed reports of illness due to consumption of these products.

Plain-English summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert for ready-to-eat meat products containing FDA-regulated biscuits that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The alert was issued after a firm notified FSIS that it had received biscuits recalled by C.H. Guenther & Son. The specific product identified is 9.5 oz Biscuit & Sausage Gravy manufactured by Fresh & Ready Foods LLC. The products were distributed in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.

Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Symptoms can include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions. In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery, or life-threatening infection of the newborn. There have been no confirmed reports of illness due to consumption of these products.

Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase. Retailers are urged not to serve or sell these products. FSIS notes that additional downstream products may be identified as the ingredient recall progresses and will update the alert as more information becomes available.

The recalled product

Product
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ready-to-Eat Meat Products Containing Biscuits Recalled Due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Brand
Fresh & Ready Foods LLC
Manufacturer
Fresh & Ready Foods LLC
Category
Food — Ready-to-Eat Meat
Hazard

Product labels

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Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

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