The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0264-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Potato Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Country Potato Salad products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall affects multiple brands and distribution states.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

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 Country Potato Salad, Formula PO.15, because the products are potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled items are packaged under three different labels: Cross Valley Farms Country Style Potato Salad with Egg (distributed by U.S. Foodservice, Inc.), Reser's Country Potato Salad, and Sysco Classic Country Potato Salad (distributed by Sysco Corporation).

The affected products were distributed to numerous U.S. states, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, New York, Texas, and Washington, as well as to Canada. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products with use-by dates ranging from October 21, 2013, to December 11, 2013.

Individuals with questions about the recall should contact Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. in Beaverton, Oregon. Consumers should not consume the recalled products and should dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Country Potato Salad, Formula PO.15, packaged under these labels: - Cross Valley Farms Country Style Potato Salad with Egg, in 2/8-lb carton cases. Distributed by U.S. Foodservice, Inc., Rosemont, IL. UPC 758108301511 -Reser's Country Potato Salad, in 3/8-lb carton…
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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