The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0250-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Mustard Potato Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling multiple brands of mustard 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 various brands of mustard potato salad, including Reser's, Essentail Everyday, Cross Valley Farms, King Sooper's, West Creek, and Little Salad Bar. The products are potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products were distributed across 40 U.S. states and Canada. Use-by dates for the recalled items range from October 21, 2013, to November 25, 2013. The recall includes specific UPC codes and packaging sizes for each brand variant.

Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and UPC codes. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Mustard Potato Salad, Formula PO.57, packaged under these labels: -Reser's Mustard Potato Salad, packaged in 12/16-oz (UPC 071117190038 & 071117183344), 6/32-oz (UPC 071117181531 ), 6/3-lb (UPC 071117193039), 3/4-lb (UPC 071117002270 ) and 3/8-lb carton cases. Also Reser's…
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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