The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1179-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Seafood Salad Base Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Seafood Salad Base potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Consumers should check use-by dates and discard the product.

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 Seafood Salad Base, Formula DR.71B48, packaged in 2/6-lb carton cases. The product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled items have use-by dates ranging from 11/10/13 to 11/21/13 and carry UPC 7111711464.

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 should check their pantries for this product and discard it if it matches the description and use-by dates provided.

The recalled product

Product
Reser's Seafood Salad Base, Formula DR.71B48, packaged in 2/6-lb carton cases. Distributed by Reser's Fine Foods, Beaverton, OR. UPC 7111711464
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 11/10/13 - 11/21/13.

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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