The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0251-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Chef's Choice Baked Potato Salad Recalled for Listeria Risk

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Chef's Choice Baked Potato Salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed across 40 US 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 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 Reser's Chef's Choice Baked Potato Salad, Formula PO.113, packaged in 2/8-lb carton cases. The recall is issued because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product has UPC 071117111507 and use-by dates ranging from 10/10/13 to 11/29/13. Distribution was made 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. The product was also distributed to Canada.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific use-by dates and UPC listed above. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Reser's Chef's Choice Baked Potato Salad, Formula PO.113, packaged in 2/8-lb carton cases. Reser's Fine Foods, Inc., Beaverton, OR. UPC 071117111507
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 10/10/13-11/29/13.

Distribution

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.

See all 213 products in this recall →