The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0301-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Potato Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling specific potato salad products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check use-by dates and discard affected items.

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, a high-risk pathogen, in ready-to-eat food products typically warrants a Critical rating due to the severe health risks associated with listeriosis.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling specific potato salad products, including The Deli Counter Picnic Potato Salad and The Deli Counter Old Fashioned Potato Salad, due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled items are packaged in 12/16-oz and 3/8-lb carton cases and were distributed by Safeway Inc. in Pleasanton, CA.

The affected products have use-by dates ranging from October 14, 2013, to November 27, 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 description and dates provided in this recall notice.

The recalled product

Product
Potato Salad, Formula PO.65, packaged under the following labels: -The Deli Counter Picnic Potato Salad packaged in 12/16-oz carton cases. Distributed by Safeway Inc., Pleasanton, CA. -The Deli Counter Old Fashioned Potato Salad packaged in 3/8-lb carton cases. Prepared…
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 10/14/13-11/27/13.

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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