The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1195-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Elbow Macaroni Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling various brands of elbow macaroni salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The products were distributed across 40 US states and Canada.

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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Elbow Macaroni Salad, Formula MA.22, because the products are potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall includes multiple private-label and branded varieties, including West Creek, Cobblestreet Market, Essential Everyday, Little Salad Bar, Cross Valley Farms, Reser's, King Soopers City Market, Yoder's, and Sysco Classic. These products were packaged in various carton sizes and distributed by retailers and distributors such as Performance Food Group, Independent Marketing Alliance, Supervalu Inc., ALDI Inc., US Foods, King Soopers Inc., Lipari Foods, and Sysco Corporation.

The recalled products have use-by dates ranging from 10/21/13 to 12/09/13. 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 products were also distributed to Canada.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their use-by dates and packaging to see if they are affected. If the product is found, consumers should not consume it and should return it to the place of purchase or dispose of it. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Elbow Macaroni Salad, Formula MA.22, packaged under the following labels: -West Creek Elbow Macaroni Salad packaged in 2/5-lb carton cases. Distributed by Performance Food Group, Richmond, VA. -Cobblestreet Market Elbow Macaroni Salad packaged in 3/8-lb carton cases. Market
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 10/21/13 - 12/09/13.

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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