The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0258-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Deli Counter Loaded Baked Potato Salad Recalled for Listeria Risk

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Loaded Baked Potato Salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in 42 states and Canada.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling The Deli Counter Loaded Baked Potato Salad, Formula PO.163, packaged in 12/16-oz carton cases. The recall is due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed by Safeway Inc. and carries UPC 021130068463.

The affected products have use-by dates ranging from 10/11/13 to 11/28/13. 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 use-by dates and UPC codes. If the product matches the description, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
The Deli Counter Loaded Baked Potato Salad, Formula PO.163, packaged in 12/16-oz carton cases. Distributed by Safeway Inc., P.O. Box 99, Pleasanton, CA. UPC 021130068463
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 10/11/13-11/28/13.

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.

See all 213 products in this recall →

Related recalls

Same manufacturer · Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.

See all →

Same hazard · listeria

See all →