Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-0288-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Potato Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Homestyle Recipe Potato Salad with Egg due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed across 40 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 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 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 its Homestyle Recipe Potato Salad with Egg, Formula PO.81, packaged in 2/8-lb carton cases. The recall is issued because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product was distributed 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. Distribution also included Canada. The use-by dates for the recalled product range from 10/11/13 to 11/29/13.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their use-by dates and discard the product if it falls within the affected range. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product: Reser's Homestyle Recipe Potato Salad with Egg, Formula PO.81, packaged in 2/8-lb carton cases. Reser's Fine Foods, Inc., Beaverton, OR.
Manufacturer: Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
Category: Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard: listeria

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 10/11/13-11/29/13.

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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