The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0283-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Deli Counter Mustard Potato Salad Recalled for Listeria Risk

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Deli Counter Mustard Potato Salad potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed in 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 minimum severity score of 4. Additionally, the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in a ready-to-eat food product represents a high-risk pathogen hazard, justifying the highest severity level.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling The Deli Counter Mustard Potato Salad, Formula PO.52, packaged in 2/5-lb carton cases. The recall was initiated because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product was distributed by Safeway Inc. in Pleasanton, CA. Distribution covered 41 US states, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, New York, and Texas, as well as Canada. The use-by dates for the recalled product range from 10/24/13 to 12/10/13.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific use-by dates and product description. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
The Deli Counter Mustard Potato Salad, Formula PO.52, packaged in 2/5-lb carton cases. Distributed by Safeway Inc., Pleasanton, CA.
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 10/24/13-12/10/13.

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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