The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0306-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Italian Pasta Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Italian Pasta Salad products under multiple brand names due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are assigned a score of 4 or higher.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Italian Pasta Salad Formula PA.42 packaged in 2/8 lb containers. The products are sold under several labels, including Independent Marketing Alliance Italian Pasta Salad, Cross Valley Farms Fresh Salad, Reser's Pasta Salad, and SYSCO Classic Italian Pasta Salad.

The recall is being conducted because the products are potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected items have use-by dates ranging from 10/05/13 to 11/24/13. Distribution was made to numerous states across the United States, including AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV, and WY, as well as to Canada.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their use-by dates and brand labels. If the product matches the description and dates listed in this recall, consumers should not consume it and should contact the retailer or manufacturer for a refund or replacement.

The recalled product

Product
Italian Pasta Salad Formula PA.42, packaged under these labels: Independent Marketing Alliance Italian Pasta Salad in 2/8 lb containers. Marketed by Independent Marketing Alliance Houston, TX. Cross Valley Farms Fresh Salad in 2/8 lb containers. Distributed by U.S. Foodservice,
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 10/05/13-11/24/13.

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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