The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0247-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Deviled Egg Potato Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Safeway brand Deviled Egg Potato Salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed across 41 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 source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling The Deli Counter Deviled Egg Potato Salad (Safeway Brand), Formula PO.51, due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled product is packaged in 12/16-oz, 6/32-oz, and 3/8-lb carton cases with specific UPC codes. The use-by dates for the affected units range from October 13, 2013, to November 15, 2013.

The product was distributed by Safeway Inc. in Pleasanton, California. Distribution covered 41 US states, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, New York, and Texas, as well as Canada. The specific states listed are AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV, and WY.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their use-by dates and UPC codes. If the product matches the description, consumers should not consume it and should return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the retailer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
The Deli Counter Deviled Egg Potato Salad (Safeway Brand), Formula PO.51, packaged in 12/16-oz (UPC 021130066889), 6/32-oz (UPC 021130069835) and 3/8-lb (UPC 071117060195 ) 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 10/13/13-11/15/13.

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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