Preferred Meals Cavatappi Pasta Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk
Preferred Meals recalls 54 units of Cavatappi Pasta with Mascarpone Tomato Cream Sauce due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Keep frozen for institutional use only.
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Possible contamination of product with Listeria monocytogenes.
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What happened, in plain English
Preferred Meals is recalling 54 units of Cavatappi Pasta with Mascarpone Tomato Cream Sauce because of a possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination risk. This could cause serious illness, especially for vulnerable groups like pregnant women and young children. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/22794-preferred-meals-cavatappi-pasta-recall-listeria-contamination-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/22794-preferred-meals-cavatappi-pasta-recall-listeria-contamination-risk · Updated October 8, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0765-2017
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“Preferred Meals Cavatappi Pasta Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/22794-preferred-meals-cavatappi-pasta-recall-listeria-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-0765-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0765-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause severe infections, especially in pregnant women, newborns, and people with weakened immune systems. Contaminated food can lead to serious illness if eaten.
Who’s affected
People who own or use these frozen pasta products for institutional settings. Pregnant women, young children, and others with weakened immune systems are at higher risk of serious illness.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the lot numbers: 50329-16251, 50329-16252, 50329-16253, 50326-16254, or 50329-16261. The product is labeled as 54 units of 9.25 oz pasta with a net weight of 31.22 lbs.
- Brand
Preferred Meals- Category
Food
All 2 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.
- Classification
Class II- Status
Terminated- Distribution
AZ, IL
| Recall number | Product, codes & lots | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| F-0764-2017 | Preferred Meals, Cook and Serve, Creamy Red Pepper Sauce and Cheese Tortellini with Parmesan Cheese, 54 9.25 OZ units (NET WEIGHT 31.22 LBS) KEEP FROZEN INSTITUTIONAL USE ONLY; Lot 50325-16095; 50325-16261 | 35,964 individual units |
| F-0765-2017 | Preferred Meals, Cook and Serve, Cavatappi Pasta with Mascarpone Tomato Cream Sauce; 54 9.25 OZ units (NET WEIGHT 31.22 LBS) KEEP FROZEN INSTITUTIONAL USE ONLY; Lot 50329-16251, 50329-16252, 50329-16253, 50326-16254, 50329-16261 | 95,364 individual units |
What to do — step by step
Stop Using Now
Discard the recalled pasta products immediately as they may contain Listeria monocytogenes.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Arizona and Illinois.
FDA distribution: “AZ, IL” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Arizona, Illinois.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 2.6 years after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- 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-0765-2017 (November 29, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0765-2017 to see it in context.
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