Food recall: Preferred Meals, Cook and Serve, Creamy Red Pepper Sauce and Cheese Tortellini with Parmesan Cheese, 54 9.25 OZ units…
Class II FDA enforcement event 75847. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Possible contamination of product with Listeria monocytogenes.
Class II, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote
Preferred Meal Systems, Inc. started this food recall on 29 Nov 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Berkeley, IL. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 75847 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 28 Dec 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 9 Jul 2019.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
AZ, IL
Recalling firm
Preferred Meal Systems, Inc., Berkeley, IL.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
2 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 35,964 individual units | Class II | Terminated | 28 Dec 2016 |
| 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 | 95,364 individual units | Class II | Terminated | 28 Dec 2016 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2016
- 799
- Share of these events in Class II
- 43%
- Product records in this event
- 2
- Events of the firm on the register
- 1
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-0764-2017The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 75847. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/75847/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
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:
AZ, IL
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 75847?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
35,964 individual units
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2016 have the same class?
- 43% of the 799 food events that started in 2016 are in Class II.