The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0278-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Potato Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling King Soopers City Market Old Fashioned Potato Salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 at least 4, and the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, in a ready-to-eat product typically warrants the highest severity rating in the absence of mitigating factors.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling King Soopers City Market Old Fashioned Potato Salad, Formula PO.29, packaged in 3/4-lb and 12/1-lb carton cases. The product was distributed by King Soopers Inc. in Denver, Colorado.

The recall is being issued because the products are potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected items have use-by dates ranging from 10/31/13 to 12/12/13. Distribution was made to numerous states across the United States, including 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 should check their pantries for this specific product and use-by dates. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
King Soopers City Market Old Fashioned Potato Salad, Formula PO.29, packaged in 3/4-lb and 12/1-lb carton cases. Distributed by King Soopers Inc., Denver, CO.
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 10/31/13-12/12/13.

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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