The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0239-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Gourmet Red Potato Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling specific lots of Gourmet Red Potato Salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed to 41 states and Canada.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Reser's Gourmet Red Potato Salad, Formula PO.40, due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled product is packaged in 6/1.8 kg (UPC 071117001648) and 12/340-g (UPC 071117612097) carton cases. The affected items have use-by dates ranging from 10/12/13 to 10/25/13.

The product was distributed to Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Distribution also included Canada.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their use-by dates and UPC codes. If the product matches the description, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Reser's Gourmet Red Potato Salad, Formula PO.40, packaged in 6/1.8 kg (UPC 071117001648) and 12/340-g (UPC 071117612097) carton cases. Distributed by Reser's Fine Foods, Beaverton, OR.
Manufacturer
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • Use by dates 10/12/13 - 10/25/13.

Distribution

Distributed in 41 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 213 recalled by Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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