Cheese Stick Marinara Sauce Red Vegetable recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

May 19, 2016

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Official notice title

E S Foods recalls Cheese Stick Marinara Sauce Red Vegetable, Item # 61418

Recall number

F-0645-2017

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

E S Foods

Sold / distributed

CA, KS, KY, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA and Wi to foodservice distributors, food banks and school meal programs

Why it was recalled

A potential for Listeria monocytogenes contamination was verified by the sunflower kernel raw material supplier.

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

Cheese Stick Marinara Sauce Red Vegetable, Item # 61418