The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0260-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Deviled Egg Potato Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Deviled Egg Potato Salad products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected products were distributed across 41 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Deviled Egg Potato Salad, Formula PO.169, because the products are potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled items are packaged under the labels Essential Everyday Deviled Egg Potato Salad and Reser's Fine Foods Deviled Egg Potato Salad. The Essential Everyday products are distributed by Supervalu Inc. and packaged in 6/16-oz and 6/3-lb carton cases. The Reser's Fine Foods products are packaged in 2/8-lb carton cases.

The affected products have use-by dates ranging from October 11, 2013, to November 27, 2013. 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 products were also distributed to Canada.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their use-by dates and packaging labels. If the products match the description and dates listed above, consumers should not consume them and should dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Deviled Egg Potato Salad, Formula PO.169, packaged under these labels: -Essential Everyday Deviled Egg Potato Salad, packaged in 6/16-oz (UPC 41303820346) and 6/3-lb (UPC 041303820353) carton cases. Distributed by Supervalu Inc., Eden Prairie, MN. -Reser's Fine Foods Devil
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 10/11/13-11/27/13.

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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