The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0255-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Dickey's Potato Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Dickey's Barbecue Pit Old Fashioned Dill 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 minimum severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Dickey's Barbecue Pit Old Fashioned Dill Potato Salad, Formula PO.142, packaged in 2/5-lb carton cases. The product is identified by UPC 071117115871 and has use-by dates ranging from 10/12/13 to 11/27/13.

The recall was initiated because the products are potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Distribution of the affected product was made to numerous states across the United States, including 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 use-by dates and UPC codes. If the product matches the description, consumers should not consume it and should contact the manufacturer or retailer for a refund or replacement.

The recalled product

Product
Dickey's Barbecue Pit Old Fashioned Dill Potato Salad, Formula PO.142, packaged in 2/5-lb carton cases. Reser's Fine Foods, Inc., Beaverton, OR. UPC 071117115871
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 10/12/13-11/27/13.

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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