Five Star Gourmet Foods Recalls Energizer Box Due to Listeria Risk
Five Star Gourmet Foods recalls Energizer Box items due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Check lot numbers and item code FG10144.
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Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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What happened, in plain English
Five Star Gourmet Foods, Inc. is recalling its Energizer Box product because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers approximately 9,186 cases distributed in California. The company has not yet provided a specific remedy or return instructions in this record. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/24177-five-star-gourmet-foods-recalls-energizer-box-due-to-listeria.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/24177-five-star-gourmet-foods-recalls-energizer-box-due-to-listeria · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0684-2017
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“Five Star Gourmet Foods Recalls Energizer Box Due to Listeria Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/24177-five-star-gourmet-foods-recalls-energizer-box-due-to-listeria. Based on FDA recall #F-0684-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0684-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause serious infections in humans. Infection can lead to fever, muscle aches, and gastrointestinal symptoms, and may spread to the nervous system causing meningitis or septicemia.
Who’s affected
Consumers in California who purchased the Energizer Box with Item Code FG10144 and one of the listed lot numbers are affected. Individuals with weakened immune systems, pregnant women, older adults, and newborns are at highest risk for serious infection from Listeria.
How to tell if you have this one
Check your product for Item Code FG10144. Verify if the lot number matches one of the following: 11216, 11116, 11316, 11716, 11916, 12016, 12416, 12616, 12716, or 12516. The product was distributed to consumers in California.
- Brand
Five Star Gourmet Foods- Category
Food
What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the Energizer Box if it matches the recalled item code and lot numbers due to Listeria risk.
Check your lot numbers
Compare the lot number on your package against the list: 11216, 11116, 11316, 11716, 11916, 12016, 12416, 12616, 12716, and 12516.
Monitor for symptoms
If you have consumed the product and experience fever, muscle aches, or gastrointestinal issues, contact your healthcare provider immediately.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in California.
FDA distribution: “U.S. distribution to the following; CA. No foregin distribution.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: California.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 7 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class I
- 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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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-0684-2017 (June 2, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0684-2017 to see it in context.
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