La Autentica Foods Meat Tamale Recall: Listeria Risk
La Autentica Foods recalls ~117,350 lbs of meat tamales due to possible Listeria contamination. Check your freezer for affected products and do not consume.
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possible adulteration with Listeria Monocytogenes
What happened, in plain English
La Autentica Foods, LLC is recalling approximately 117,350 pounds of meat tamale products because they may be contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes. The company urges consumers who have purchased these items to stop eating them immediately and either throw them away or return them to the place of purchase. Although no adverse reactions have been confirmed, listeriosis is a serious infection that can be life-threatening for pregnant women, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1275560-la-autentica-foods-meat-tamale-recall-listeria-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1275560-la-autentica-foods-meat-tamale-recall-listeria-risk · Updated October 9, 2026 · Official notice: USDA FSIS #037-2016
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“La Autentica Foods Meat Tamale Recall: Listeria Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1275560-la-autentica-foods-meat-tamale-recall-listeria-risk. Based on USDA FSIS recall #037-2016 (https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/la-autentica-foods-llc-firm-recalls-meat-tamale-products-due-possible-listeria).
Why it’s dangerous
The tamales may contain Listeria Monocytogenes, a bacterium that causes listeriosis. This infection can lead to fever, muscle aches, confusion, and stiff neck in healthy individuals, but it can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery, or life-threatening infections in newborns for pregnant women. It can also result in serious and sometimes fatal infections in older adults and those with compromised immune systems.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased specific meat tamale products from retail or restaurant locations in Florida and New Jersey between September 2015 and April 2016. Pregnant women, older adults, and persons with weakened immune systems are at the highest risk for serious illness if they consume the contaminated product.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for meat tamale products produced by La Autentica Foods (EST. 11154) that were shipped to Florida and New Jersey. Affected items include Goya Foods Tamal en Hoja, Quirch Foods Tamal Cubano, and various La Milpa Tamales in plastic bags or boxes. Check the packaging for use-by/sell-by dates ranging from 02/2016 through 10/2017 and packaging dates between September 2015 and April 2016.
- Brand
La Autentica Foods- Category
Meat & poultry
What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat any of the recalled meat tamale products, even if they appear normal.
Discard or return items
Throw away the products or return them to the place where you purchased them for a refund.
Seek medical care if sick
If you are in a high-risk group and experience flu-like symptoms within two months of eating these products, contact your healthcare provider immediately.
What USDA FSIS says to do
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Florida and New Jersey.
USDA FSIS distribution: “Florida, New Jersey”
States: Florida, New Jersey.
Recall timeline
FSIS closed this recall in 2016.
- FSIS closed the recall
- USDA FSIS announced the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official USDA FSIS recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: USDA FSIS Recall #037-2016 (May 7, 2016)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 9, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the USDA FSIS notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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