The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0261-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Creole Potato Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Creole Potato Salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed across 41 US 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric, as Class I recalls involve a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Reser's Creole Potato Salad, Formula PO.01, packaged in 2/8-lb carton cases. The recall is issued because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product has the UPC 071117070101 and use-by dates ranging from 10/13/13 to 12/01/13.

The recalled product was distributed 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. Distribution also included Canada.

Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and use-by dates. If found, the product should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. No specific instructions for disposal were provided in the source text beyond the standard recall protocol.

The recalled product

Product
Reser's Creole Potato Salad, Formula PO.01, packaged in 2/8-lb carton cases. Reser's Fine Foods, Beaverton, OR. UPC 071117070101
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 10/13/13-12/01/13.

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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