The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0313-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Mexican Pasta Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling 7-Eleven Fresh to Go Mexican Pasta Salad 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 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 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. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling 7-Eleven Fresh to Go Mexican Pasta Salad in 12/7 oz containers. The product, identified as Pasta Mexican Formula PA.129, is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall is classified as FDA Class I.

The affected products have use-by dates ranging from 10/20/13 to 12/09/13. Distribution was made to 40 US states, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, New York, and Texas, as well as to Canada.

Consumers should check their refrigerators for this product and discard it or return it to the place of purchase. 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
Pasta Mexican Formula PA.129, packaged under these labels: 7-11 Fresh to Go Mexican Pasta Salad in 12/7 oz containers. Distributed by 7-Eleven Inc. Dallas, TX.
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 10/20/13-12/09/13.

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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