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Bally Plus Freshness Guaranteed Five Cheese Shells Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk

Bally Plus recalls 10.76oz Five Cheese Stuffed Shells with Listeria monocytogenes potential contamination. Affected lots F080SS and F090SS. Consumers should check UPC and discard if recalled.

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Recalling firmGarland Ventures, LTD DBA Bally Plus115 S International Rd · Garland, TX 75042-6533
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Bally Plus is recalling their Freshness Guaranteed Five Cheese Stuffed Shells due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. This could cause serious illness, so affected consumers should stop using the product and discard it. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/15581-bally-plus-freshness-guaranteed-five-cheese-shells-recall-listeria-contamination.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/15581-bally-plus-freshness-guaranteed-five-cheese-shells-recall-listeria-contamination · Updated October 5, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1026-2020

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“Bally Plus Freshness Guaranteed Five Cheese Shells Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/15581-bally-plus-freshness-guaranteed-five-cheese-shells-recall-listeria-contamination. Based on FDA recall #F-1026-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1026-2020%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on June 29, 2020, that Garland Ventures, LTD DBA Bally Plus voluntarily recalled Freshness Guaranteed Five Cheese Stuffed Shells due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The agency said the product was distributed nationwide.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Bally Plus
  • Product: Freshness Guaranteed Five Cheese Stuffed Shells Traditional Italian Ricotta Filled Shells with Marinara Sauce 10.76 ounces
  • UPC: 7874235174
  • Lot codes: F080SS and F090SS

The hazard

The recall was issued because the stuffed shells may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Markys Caviar Mon Sire Brie Cheese Recall (2026-08-25), Clover Hill Dairy Sharp Cheese Recall (2026-06-01) and Clover Hill Dairy Pepper Jack Cheese Recall (2026-06-01).

How to tell if you have this one

Check the UPC code 7874235174 on the product label. The affected lots are F080SS and F090SS. The product is a 10.76-ounce shell with marinara sauce.

  • Brand
    Bally Plus
  • Product
    Freshness Guaranteed Five Cheese Stuffed Shells Traditional Italian Ricotta Filled Shells with Marinara Sauce 10.76
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop Using Now

    Discard the product immediately if it has the affected lot numbers F080SS or F090SS.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide.

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FDA distribution: “Nationwide throughout the US” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 4 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jun 29, 202012. FDA classified it Class II: Jul 15, 202023. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Jul 22, 202034. FDA terminated the recall: Oct 15, 202042020
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-1026-2020 (June 29, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1026-2020 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 5, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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