Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. Recall: Meal kits contain cooked chicken which was recalled due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

🇺🇸 United States

1. October 10, 2024 - Recall initiated
2. November 6, 2024 - Reported by source
3. February 12, 2025 - Recall terminated

Official source record

Agency

FDA

Dataset

FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)

Recall number

F-0079-2025

Event ID

95554

Status

Terminated

Classification

Class II

Company

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.

Product description

Item 407121, UPC 13454 38496, Bistro 28 Chicken Quesadilla Express Meal Kit. Make 3 Quesadilla. Ready in 4 MIN. Net wt. 22.5 oz (1 LB 6.5 OZ) 638g. Distributed by Fresh Creative Foods, Vista, CA. Case GTIN 10013454384968, Case UPC 13454 38496, Bistro 28 Chicken Quesadilla Express Meal Kit. 4/22.5oz bags.

Quantity

2375 cases

Reason

Meal kits contain cooked chicken which was recalled due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

Recall initiation date

October 10, 2024

Report date

November 6, 2024

Classification date

Not published in this source record

Termination date

February 12, 2025

Distribution pattern

The firm distributed meal kits directly in AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MO, NE, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WY.

UPC, lot, and code information

USE BY Dates: 9/23/2024 9/27/2024 9/29/2024 10/3/2024 10/4/2024 10/11/2024 10/13/2024 10/18/2024 10/19/2024 10/21/2024 10/26/2024 10/28/2024 11/2/2024 11/4/2024 11/9/2024 11/10/2024 20241110 20241109 Batch numbers or Lot numbers: B1727915 B1727982 B1734315 B1736680 B1736681 B1736682 B1736757 B1736758 B1738993 B1741253 B1742304 B1742401 B1749513 B1749573 B1751360 B1751399 B1751793 B1751811 B1752005 B1752045 B1752059 B1757791 B1760322 B1760331 B1760334 B1761652 B1761752 B1761758 B1764854 B1764870 B1764943 B1772115 B1772117 B1776462 B1776493 B1781030 B1781032 B1781043 B1781084 B1781173 B1781205 B1781210 B1786397 B1786457 B1788579 B1788582 241110 241109

Voluntary or mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification method

Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit

Source last updated

Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below

Public Health Trace retrieval date

July 18, 2026 ET

Other products recalled under this same event

This recall shares FDA event ID 95554 with 10 other product entries in Public Health Trace.

Responsible company: Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.

Other recalls from Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.

A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.

Distributed No data published

Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.

Distribution map

State	Distributed
Alabama	1
Arizona	1
California	1
Colorado	1
Florida	1
Georgia	1
Illinois	1
Indiana	1
Kansas	1
Kentucky	1
Louisiana	1
Maine	1
Maryland	1
Massachusetts	1
Michigan	1
Missouri	1
Nebraska	1
New York	1
North Carolina	1
Ohio	1
Oklahoma	1
Oregon	1
Pennsylvania	1
South Carolina	1
Tennessee	1
Texas	1
Utah	1
Virginia	1
Washington	1
Wyoming	1

States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.

Where this information comes from

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Technical source data

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Retrieved by Public Health Trace: July 18, 2026 ET

Frequently asked questions

What does a Class II mean?

A situation in which use of or exposure to a product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious consequences is remote.

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