The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0246-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Potato Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling various brands of Homestyle Potato Salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Homestyle Potato Salad, Formula PO.38, because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled items are packaged under several labels, including Deluxe Homestyle Potato Salad (Cobblestreet Market), Reser's Fine Foods Homestyle Potato Salad, Sysco Homestyle Potato Salad, and West Creek Homestyle Potato Salad.

The affected products were distributed to numerous U.S. states, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, New York, and Texas, as well as to Canada. The specific use-by dates for the recalled items range from October 21, 2013, to November 25, 2013.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific labels and use-by dates listed in the recall notice. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Homestyle Potato Salad, Formula PO.38, packaged under the following labels: -Deluxe Homestyle Potato Salad, packaged in 3/8-lb carton cases (carton states Cobblestreet Market, Marketed by Independent Marketing Alliance, Houston, TX. UPC 822486158835 -Reser's Fine Foods…
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 10/21/13-11/25/13.

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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