The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0334-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Southern Style Cole Slaw Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Safeway Southern Style Cole Slaw due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed across 40 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 the death.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Safeway The Deli Counter Southern Style Cole Slaw, Formula CS.46, packaged in 6/2.75-lb carton cases. The recall is being conducted because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product was distributed by Safeway Inc. in Pleasanton, CA, to stores in 40 U.S. states and Canada. The specific states included in the distribution are 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. The use-by dates for the recalled product range from 10/11/13 to 11/14/13.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their use-by dates and stop consuming it if it matches the recalled description. They should return the product to the place of purchase for a refund or dispose of it.

The recalled product

Product
Safeway The Deli Counter Southern Style Cole Slaw, Formula CS.46, packaged in 6/2.75-lb carton cases. Distributed by Safeway Inc., Pleasanton, CA.
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 10/11/13-11/14/13.

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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