The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1174-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Broccoli Salad Kit Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling specific lots of Broccoli Salad Kits due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check use-by dates and stop using affected products.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as 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 Broccoli Salad Kit, Formula DR.14B16, packaged in 2/1.75-lb carton cases. The product is identified by UPC 7111714820 and has use-by dates ranging from October 19, 2013, to December 8, 2013. The recall is being conducted because the products are potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products were distributed to consumers in 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. Distribution also extended to Canada.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check the use-by dates and UPC code. If the product matches the description, consumers should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Reser's Broccoli Salad Kit, Formula DR.14B16, packaged in 2/1.75-lb carton cases. Distributed by Reser's Fine Foods, Beaverton, OR. UPC 7111714820
Manufacturer
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Salad Kits
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 10/19/13 - 12/08/13.

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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