The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0256-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Potato Salad Recalled for Listeria monocytogenes Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling specific potato salad products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The products were distributed across 41 U.S. 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score (5).

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling specific potato salad products, including Cross Valley Farms Potato Salad, Reser's Potato Salad, and Classic Sysco Country Potato Salad, due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled items are packaged in 2/8-lb and 3/8-lb carton cases and bear use-by dates ranging from October 21, 2013, to December 11, 2013.

The affected products were distributed to 41 U.S. states, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, New York, and Texas, as well as to Canada. The recall is classified as Class I by the FDA, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific brands and use-by dates listed above. If found, consumers should discard the products or return them to the place of purchase. No specific illness counts or injury reports are provided in the source text.

The recalled product

Product
Potato Salad, Formula PO.15, packaged under these labels: - Cross Valley Farms Potato Salad packaged in 2/8-lb carton cases. Distributed by U.S. Foodservice, Inc., Rosemont, IL. UPC 758108301511 -Reser's Potato Salad, packaged in 3/8-lb carton cases. 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 10/21/13-12/11/13.

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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