Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published March 11, 2019

Yost Foods Aji Amarillo Paste Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk

Yost Foods recalls 40-lb buckets of Aji Amarillo Paste (Lot Y05319) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should avoid using this product to prevent potential foodborne illness.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1309-2019Food Yost Foods ›

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Product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

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Recalling firmYost Foods, Inc2795 Westway Dr · Brunswick, OH 44212-5708

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Yost Foods is recalling 40-pound buckets of Aji Amar:illo Paste (Lot Y05319) because it tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria that can cause serious foodborne illness. This recall is important because Listeria can lead to infections that may be especially dangerous for pregnant women, newborns, and the elderly. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/17657-yost-foods-aji-amarillo-paste-recall-listeria-contamination-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/17657-yost-foods-aji-amarillo-paste-recall-listeria-contamination-risk · Updated October 5, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1309-2019

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“Yost Foods Aji Amarillo Paste Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/17657-yost-foods-aji-amarillo-paste-recall-listeria-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1309-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1309-2019%22&limit=1).

Yost Foods, Inc. recalled Aji Amarillo Paste distributed to one customer in Ohio after the product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, according to the FDA. The Food and Drug Administration announced the Class I recall on March 11, 2019.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Yost Foods
Product: Aji Amarillo Paste
Packaging: 40 lb buckets
Lot code: Y05319
Quantity: 1000 lbs

The hazard

The product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA classified the recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls involving Listeria contamination risks include Gias Food Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine (2026-09-03), Made Fresh Salads Jalapeno Cream Cheese (2026-02-19), and Clover Hill Dairy Soft Cuajada in Brine (2026-06-01).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the product name 'Aji Amarillo Paste' in 40-lb buckets. The specific lot number is Y05319. This product was sold by Yost Foods.

Brand
Yost Foods
Category
Food

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check Product Details
Look for the lot number Y05319 on the 40-lb bucket of Aji Amarillo Paste.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in Ohio.

FDA distribution: “Distributed to one customer in Ohio.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Ohio.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 10 months after the firm started it.

Mar 11, 2019Firm started the recall
Apr 26, 2019FDA classified it Class I
May 8, 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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<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/17657-yost-foods-aji-amarillo-paste-recall-listeria-contamination-risk">Yost Foods Aji Amarillo Paste Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk (GovInfoNow)</a>

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Official source: FDA Recall #F-1309-2019 (March 11, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1309-2019 to see it in context.
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