The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1206-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Classic Egg Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination

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

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 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. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are assigned a severity score of 4 or higher.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Reser's Classic Egg Salad, Formula PT.141, packaged in 2/3-lb and 2/5-lb carton cases. The recall is issued because the products are potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products have use-by dates ranging from 10/14/13 to 11/29/13. Distribution was made to numerous states across the United States, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, New York, and Texas, as well as to Canada.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their use-by dates and packaging. If the product matches the recalled description, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Reser's Classic Egg Salad, Formula PT.141 packaged in 2/3-lb (UPC 071117060492) and 2/5-lb (UPC 071117141344) carton cases. Reser's Fine Foods, Inc., Beaverton, OR.
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 10/14/13 - 11/29/13.

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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