The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1213-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Fine Foods Recalls Egg Salad Due to Listeria Risk

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling specific egg salad products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check use-by dates and discard affected items.

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 minimum severity score of 4, and the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, in a ready-to-eat product typically warrants the highest severity rating in the absence of mitigating factors.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Egg Salad, Formula PT.21, packaged under the Cross Valley Farms and Reser's Fine Foods labels. The recall is issued because the products are potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products were distributed in 41 U.S. states and Canada. The specific use-by dates for the recalled items range from October 6, 2013, to November 25, 2013. The products were packaged in 2/5-lb carton cases.

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
Egg Salad, Formula PT.21 packaged under the following labels: -Cross Valley Farms Egg Salad packaged in 2/5-lb (UPC 758108301634) carton cases. Distributed by Cross Valley Farms, Columbia, MD. -Reser's Fine Foods Egg Salad packaged in 2/5-lb carton cases. Reser's Fine…
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 - 11/25/13.

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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