Food recall: Cheese Stick w/Beef Stick Meal Break, Item #61406

Class I FDA enforcement event 74240. Recall start date: 19 May 2016. Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: 17 Apr 2017.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

A potential for Listeria monocytogenes contamination was verified by the sunflower kernel raw material supplier.

Class I, in the words of FDA

a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death

E S Foods started this food recall on 19 May 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Woodbury, NY. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 74240 has 20 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 14 Dec 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 17 Apr 2017.

FDA enforcement report The 20 product records

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Distribution

In the words of FDA.

CA, KS, KY, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA and Wi to foodservice distributors, food banks and school meal programs

Recalling firm

E S Foods, Woodbury, NY.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

20 product records in the event.

FDA event 74240: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
F-0635-2017	Cheese Stick w/Beef Stick Meal Break, Item #61406	7,275 cases	Class I	Terminated	14 Dec 2016
F-0636-2017	Cheese Sauce Meal Break, Item #61410	2,352 cases	Class I	Terminated	14 Dec 2016
F-0637-2017	Salsa / Nachos Meal with Red Vegetable, Item # 61419	108 cases	Class I	Terminated	14 Dec 2016
F-0638-2017	Lime Bean Dippers Meal Break, Item #61420	1,068 cases	Class I	Terminated	14 Dec 2016
F-0639-2017	Cheese Cup Meal Break, Item #61430	1,930 cases	Class I	Terminated	14 Dec 2016
F-0640-2017	Frosted Flakes w/Cheese Stick Meal Break, Item #61438	32 cases	Class I	Terminated	14 Dec 2016
F-0641-2017	Cinnamon Pop Tarts Meal Break, Item #61439	512 cases	Class I	Terminated	14 Dec 2016
F-0642-2017	PBJ w/Milk Meal Break, Item #61602	360 cases	Class I	Terminated	14 Dec 2016
F-0643-2017	Tuna Salad w/Milk Meal Break, Item #61603	360 cases	Class I	Terminated	14 Dec 2016
F-0644-2017	BBQ Chicken w/Milk Meal Break, Item #61605	324 cases	Class I	Terminated	14 Dec 2016
F-0645-2017	Cheese Stick Marinara Sauce Red Vegetable, Item # 61418	2,559 cases	Class I	Terminated	14 Dec 2016
F-0646-2017	Pasadena Chili Lime Dippers, Item # 6142000294	1,068 cases	Class I	Terminated	14 Dec 2016
F-0647-2017	PB&J, Item # 61402	1,548 cases	Class I	Terminated	14 Dec 2016
F-0648-2017	Chicken/BBQ, Item # 61405	1,886 cases	Class I	Terminated	14 Dec 2016
F-0649-2017	Hummus Meal Breaks, Item # 61417	3,679 cases	Class I	Terminated	14 Dec 2016
F-0650-2017	Beef & Cheese Stick w/ Vegetable Juice, Item # 61426	1,418 cases	Class I	Terminated	14 Dec 2016
F-0651-2017	Cheese Cup w/Milk, Item # 61610	288 cases	Class I	Terminated	14 Dec 2016
F-0652-2017	Hummus with Milk, Item # 61617	288 cases	Class I	Terminated	14 Dec 2016
F-0653-2017	Cheese Stick & Marinara with Milk, Item # 61618	288 cases	Class I	Terminated	14 Dec 2016
F-0654-2017	Nacho and Salsa with Milk, Item # 61619	108 cases	Class I	Terminated	14 Dec 2016

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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Food events that started in 2016: 799
Share of these events in Class I: 52%
Product records in this event: 20Median of the firm: 20
Events of the firm on the register: 2

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of E S Foods
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
3 Apr 2023	61404 Butterball Turkey Stick MB (meal box)	Food	Class II	15

Official channels

FDA enforcement report F-0635-2017The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 74240. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/74240/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through 28 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: openFDA food enforcement reports
Licence: CC0 1.0
Export date: 28 Sep 2026
Newest FDA report date on the register: 23 Sep 2026

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Questions

Where was the product distributed?: The FDA record gives this distribution: CA, KS, KY, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA and Wi to foodservice distributors, food banks and school meal programs
What quantity of product is in FDA event 74240?: The event has 20 product records. The first record gives this quantity: 7,275 cases
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many food recalls of 2016 have the same class?: 52% of the 799 food events that started in 2016 are in Class I.