Beef & Lamb Gyro Meal Kit Recalled for Salmonella Risk
Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Beef & Lamb Gyro Sandwich Express Meal Kits due to potential Salmonella contamination in the tzatziki sauce. The recall affects 5,271 cases distributed across 19 states.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The FDA's Class I classification indicates a serious hazard, but the specific criteria for a high-risk pathogen (Salmonella) without reported illness aligns with the rubric classification of High (Score 3) rather than Severe, due to the absence of confirmed cases or adverse health outcomes.
Plain-English summary
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Beef & Lamb Gyro Sandwich Express Meal Kits distributed by Fresh Creative Foods in Vista, California. Each kit weighs 31.8 ounces (UPC 0 13454 38313 1) and contains 6 pitas, gyro meat, 3-ounce cups of tzatziki sauce, feta sauce, and feta cheese crumbles, packaged in clear plastic clamshells.
The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall due to potential Salmonella contamination found in the tzatziki sauce component, which contains an implicated cucumber ingredient. Salmonella is a pathogen that can cause serious foodborne illness.
Approximately 5,271 cases have been distributed to consumers in 19 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. The affected products carry use-by dates of December 24, 25, and 28, 2024, and January 2 and 6, 2025.
The recalled product
- Product
- Beef & Lamb Gyro Sandwich Express Meal Kit. Net wt. 31.8oz. UPC 0 13454 38313 1. Each kit contains 6 Pitas, Gyro Meat, Tzatziki Sauce 3oz. cups, Fire Feta Sauce, Feta Cheese Crumbles. Packaged in clear plastic clamshell. Distributed by Fresh Creative Foods, Vista CA.
- Manufacturer
- Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- salmonella
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)
- Kit has use by dates: 12/24/2024 12/25/2024 12/28/2024 1/2/2025 1/6/2025
Distribution
Distributed in 19 states:
- AZ
- CA
- CO
- FL
- GA
- IL
- IN
- KS
- LA
- MD
- MN
- MO
- NC
- NY
- OH
- OK
- TX
- UT
- WY
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