The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0338-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's and Sysco Cole Slaw Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling specific lots of Cole Slaw potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed across the United 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 source metadata explicitly identifies this as an FDA Class I recall, which corresponds to a Critical severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Cole Slaw, Formula CS.76, which is packaged under the labels Sysco Classic Cole Slaw Salad and Reser's Cole Slaw. The product is packaged in 2/7-lb carton cases. The recall is due to the potential presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products have use-by dates ranging from 10/08/13 to 11/26/13. Distribution was made to the following states: 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 product was also distributed to Canada.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their use-by dates and packaging labels. If the product matches the description and dates listed above, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Cole Slaw, Formula CS.76, packaged under these labels: -Sysco Classic Cole Slaw Salad packaged in 2/7-lb carton cases. Distributed by Sysco Corporation, Houston, TX. -Reser's Cole Slaw packaged in 2/7-lb carton cases. Reser's Fine Foods, Inc., Beaverton, OR.
Manufacturer
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Prepared Salads
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 10/08/13-11/26/13.

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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