Chicken/BBQ, Item # 61405

E S Foods recalled Chicken/BBQ, Item # 61405 in a Class I action — the FDA's most serious tier, reserved for products with a reasonable probability of causing serious health consequences or death on May 19, 2016.

The recall was triggered by possible Listeria contamination: "A potential for Listeria monocytogenes contamination was verified by the sunflower kernel raw material supplier." Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures and is especially dangerous for pregnant people, newborns, older adults, and those with weakened immune systems.

The product reached multiple states, recorded by the FDA as "CA, KS, KY, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA and Wi to foodservice distributors, food banks and school meal programs." A multi-state footprint means the same lot can surface in households far from the producer. The recalling firm is based in Woodbury, NY. The recall covers 1,886 cases of product. The FDA has Terminated this recall (first reported Dec 14, 2016), its final lifecycle state, indicating the agency considers the corrective action resolved. The historical record remains useful for tracking a brand's recall pattern over time.