The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0241-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Potato Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Safeway brand potato salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed across 40 US states and Canada.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is 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.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which per the rubric mandates a severity score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors, as it indicates a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling The Deli Counter Classic Potato Salad (Safeway brand), Formula PO.50, due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled product is packaged in 12/5.5-oz, 12/16-oz, 6/3-lb, and 3/8-lb carton cases with specific UPC codes. The use-by dates for the affected product range from 10/18/13 to 11/23/13.

The product was distributed by Safeway Inc. in Pleasanton, CA, to 40 US states including Alabama, Arizona, California, and Texas, as well as to Canada. The recall is classified as Class I by the FDA, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Consumers should check their pantries for the specific product and use-by dates listed above. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. No specific instructions for disposal are provided in the source text, but standard food safety practices apply.

The recalled product

Product
The Deli Counter Classic Potato Salad (Safeway brand), Formula PO.50, packaged in 12/5.5-oz (UPC 021130067169), 12/16-oz (UPC 021130066858), 6/3-lb (UPC 021130066902) and 3/8-lb (UPC 071117060058) carton cases. Distributed by Safeway Inc., Pleasanton, CA.
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 10/18/13 - 11/23/13.

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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