The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1216-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

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.

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 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, Inc.
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

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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