Reser's Baked Potato Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk
Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Baked Potato Salad potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. 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 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 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Reser's Baked Potato Salad, Formula PO.06, packaged in 2/8-lb carton cases. The recall is due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products have use-by dates ranging from 10/13/13 to 12/01/13. Distribution was made to 40 US states, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, New York, and Texas, as well as to Canada.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their use-by dates and discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Reser's Baked Potato Salad, Formula PO.06, 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
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 10/13/13-12/01/13.
Distribution
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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