The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0317-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Fine Foods Strawberry Parfait Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Strawberry Parfait products potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers products with use-by dates from February 20, 2014, to April 20, 2014.

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 FDA has classified this recall as 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 its Strawberry Parfait, Formula PF.83, packaged in 2/8-lb container cases. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall because the products are potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products were distributed to consumers in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Distribution also included Canada.

Consumers should check their pantries for this product with use-by dates ranging from 02/20/14 to 04/20/14. If you have this product, you should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Reser's Fine Foods Desserts, Strawberry Parfait, Formula PF.83, packaged in 2/8-lb container cases.
Manufacturer
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Desserts
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 02/20/14-04/20/14.

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.

See all 213 products in this recall →

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