The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0285-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Potato Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Southern Style Mustard Potato Salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in 41 US states and Canada.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Southern Style Mustard Potato Salad, Formula PO.56, because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers products packaged under several labels, including The Deli Counter, Cobblestreet Market, Cross Valley Farms, and Reser's Southern Mustard Potato Salad.

The affected products were distributed in 41 US states and Canada. The specific use-by dates for the recalled items range from October 20, 2013, to December 12, 2013. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and dates.

Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems. Consumers who have purchased the recalled product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Southern Style Mustard Potato Salad, Formula PO.56, packaged under these labels: The Deli Counter Southern Style Mustard Potato Salad packaged in 6/3-lb carton cases. Distributed by Safeway Inc., Pleasanton, CA. -Cobblestreet Market Southern Style Mustard Potato Salad packa
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 10/20/13-12/12/13.

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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