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Fresket Egg Salad Recall: Listeria Risk in 32oz Cups

Elevation Foods recalls Fresket egg salad due to Listeria monocytogenes. Check your 32oz cups for lot code W1906042 and production date 12 AUG 2019A.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-2071-2019Food Fresket ›

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Listeria monocytogenes was found in egg salad produced by the firm. In abundance of caution, firm is recalling all product produced on the same line on the same date.

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Recalling firmElevation Foods1600 Harris Rd · Knoxville, TN 37924-2215

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Elevation Foods is recalling Fresket egg salad packaged in 32oz plastic cups with lids because Listeria monocytogenes was found in the product. The recall covers all product produced on the same line on the same date as the affected lot. This is a Class II recall, indicating a potential for serious health consequences. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/16869-fresket-egg-salad-recall-listeria-risk-in-32oz-cups.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/16869-fresket-egg-salad-recall-listeria-risk-in-32oz-cups · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-2071-2019

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“Fresket Egg Salad Recall: Listeria Risk in 32oz Cups.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/16869-fresket-egg-salad-recall-listeria-risk-in-32oz-cups. Based on FDA recall #F-2071-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-2071-2019%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on July 19, 2019, that Elevation Foods voluntarily recalled Fresket egg salad cups due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The agency said consumers should discard the product.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Fresket
Product: Egg Salad Cups
Packaging: 32oz plastic cup with lid, 2 cups per case, refrigerated
Lot code: W1906042
Date: 12 AUG 2019A
Quantity: 294 cases

The hazard

Listeria monocytogenes was found in the egg salad produced by the firm. The recall covers all product produced on the same line on the same date.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Made Fresh Salads Vegetable Cream Cheese Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk (2026-02-19), EverRoast Chicken Caesar Salad Recalled for Listeria Risk (2025-11-22), and Made Fresh Salads Tofu Whipped Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk (2026-02-19).

How to tell if you have this one

Look for Fresket egg salad packaged in 32oz plastic cups with lids, sold 2 cups per case. Check the packaging for lot code W1906042 and production date 12 AUG 2019A. The product was distributed to centers in MA, CA, IA, TX, FL, OH, TN, AL & VA.

Brand
Fresket
Category
Food

FDA recall event · 4 products

All 4 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

Status
Terminated
Distribution
Product was sent to distribution centers in MA, CA, IA, TX, FL, OH, TN, AL & VA.

Recall number	Product, codes & lots	Quantity	Class
F-2070-2019	Archer Farms egg salad packaged in 12oz plastic cup with lid, 6 cups per case, refrigerated; W1906042A, Use By 12AUG2019	572 cases (6-12oz cups per case)	Class I
F-2071-2019	Fresket egg salad packaged in 32oz plastic cup with lid, 2 cups per case, refrigerated; W1906042, 12 AUG 2019A	294 cases (2-32 oz cups per case)	Class II
F-2072-2019	Fresket Tuna Salad packaged in 5lb plastic container, 2 containers per case, refrigerated; W1906054, 02 AUG 2019A	13 cases (2- 5lb containers per case)	Class II
F-2073-2019	Fresket Thai Lobster Salad packaged in 5lb plastic container, 2 containers per case, refrigerated; W1906041, 02 AUG 2019A	208 cases (2-5lb containers per case)	Class II

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the recalled Fresket egg salad cups due to the risk of Listeria monocytogenes.
Discard or return the product
The record does not specify a remedy, so consumers should discard the product or contact the retailer for a refund if possible.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 9 states.

FDA distribution: “Product was sent to distribution centers in MA, CA, IA, TX, FL, OH, TN, AL & VA.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Alabama, California, Florida, Iowa, Massachusetts, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 5 months after the firm started it.

Jul 19, 2019Firm started the recall
Aug 20, 2019FDA classified it Class II
Aug 28, 2019Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dec 27, 2019FDA terminated the recall

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

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Where was this product sold?

Product was sent to distribution centers in MA, CA, IA, TX, FL, OH, TN, AL & VA.

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA 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: FDA Recall #F-2071-2019 (July 19, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-2071-2019 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 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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