The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0268-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Red Potato Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Red Potato Salad with Bacon & Chives due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed across 40 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen associated with serious health consequences.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Red Potato Salad with Bacon & Chives, Formula PO.176, packaged in 2/5-lb carton cases. The recall is issued because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products have UPC 079453214722 and use-by dates ranging from 10/12/13 to 11/27/13.

Distribution of the recalled product 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 pantries for the specific use-by dates and UPC listed above. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Red Potato Salad with Bacon & Chives, Formula PO.176, packaged in 2/5-lb carton cases. Distributed by Reser's Fine Foods, Beaverton, OR. UPC 079453214722
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 10/12/13-11/27/13.

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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