The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1202-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Seafood Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling specific lots of Deluxe Seafood Salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Seafood Salad, Formula PT.05, which is packaged under the labels Reser's Deluxe Seafood Salad and Block & Barrel Deluxe Seafood Salad. The products are packaged in 2/5-lb carton cases. The recall is being conducted because the products are potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products have use-by dates ranging from 10/06/13 to 11/23/13. Distribution was made to numerous states across the United States, including 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 products were also distributed to Canada.

Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and use-by dates. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Seafood Salad, Formula PT.05 packaged under the following labels: -Reser's Deluxe Seafood Salad packaged in 2/5-lb carton cases. Reser's Fine Foods, Inc., Beaverton, OR. UPC 071117113969 -Block & Barrel Deluxe Seafood Salad packaged in 2/5-lb carton cases.…
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 10/06/13 - 11/23/13.

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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