Reser's Tuna Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Reser's Fine Foods is recalling specific Tuna 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 severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Tuna Salad, Formula PT.60, which is packaged under the labels Essentail Everyday Tuna Salad and Reser's Gourmet Tuna Salad. The recall is due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products include Essentail Everyday Tuna Salad in 6/12-oz carton cases (UPC 041303820285) distributed by Supervalu Inc., and Reser's Gourmet Tuna Salad in 2/5-lb carton cases (UPC 071117855067). The use-by dates for the recalled items range from 10/10/13 to 11/29/13.
Distribution was made to numerous U.S. states including 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 should check their pantries for these specific products and use-by dates. If found, they should discard the products or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Tuna Salad, Formula PT.60 packaged under these labels: -Essentail Everyday Tuna Salad packaged in 6/12-oz (UPC 041303820285) carton cases. Distributed by Supervalu Inc., Eden Prairie, MN. -Reser's Gourmet Tuna Salad packaged in 2/5-lb carton cases. Reser's Fine Foods…
- 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 10/10/13 - 11/29/13.
Distribution
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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