The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0297-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Classic Mustard Potato Salad Recalled for Listeria Risk

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Classic Mustard Potato Salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed across the United 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 severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Classic Mustard Potato Salad, Formula PO.58, because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled items are packaged in 3/8-lb carton cases under two labels: Reser's Classic Mustard Potato Salad and Classic Sysco Mustard Potato Salad. The Sysco-branded product was distributed by Sysco Corporation in Houston, TX.

The recall covers products with use-by dates ranging from October 24, 2013, to December 12, 2013. Distribution was made to numerous states across the United States, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, New York, and Texas, as well as to Canada.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their use-by dates and discard any items that match the recalled description. Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Classic Mustard Potato Salad, Formula PO.58, packaged under the following labels: -Reser's Classic Mustard Potato Salad, in 3/8-lb carton cases. Reser's Fine Foods, Inc., Beaverton, OR. -Classic Sysco Mustard Potato Salad, in 3/8-lb carton cases. Distributed by Sysco…
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 10/24/13-12/12/13.

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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