The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1171-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Beet and Onion Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Beet & Onion Salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed across 41 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Reser's Beet & Onion Salad, Formula DR.09, packaged in 2/9-lb carton cases. The recall is issued because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product has a UPC of 07111700268 and use-by dates ranging from 11/5/13 to 12/16/13. 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 should check their pantries for this specific product and use-by dates. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Reser's Beet & Onion Salad, Formula DR.09, packaged in 2/9-lb carton cases. Distributed by Reser's Fine Foods, Beaverton, OR. UPC 07111700268
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 11/5/13 - 12/16/13.

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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