The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1166-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Marketside Jalapeno and Artichoke Dip Recalled for Listeria Risk

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Marketside Jalapeno & Artichoke Dip 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 FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score (5).

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Marketside Jalapeno & Artichoke Dip, Formula DI.52, packaged in 6/16-oz carton cases. The product was manufactured for Marketside, a division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., in Bentonville, Arkansas. The recall is issued because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product has use-by dates ranging from 11/06/13 to 12/20/13. Distribution was made to 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. The product was also distributed to Canada.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their use-by dates and stop consuming it if it falls within the specified range. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Marketside Jalapeno & Artichoke Dip, Formula DI.52, packaged in 6/16-oz carton cases. Manufactured for Marketside, a division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, AR.
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 11/06/13 - 12/20/13.

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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