The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·f-1220-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Fine Foods Recalls Jewel Chef's Kitchen Salsa Mild Due to Listeria Risk

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Jewel Chef's Kitchen Salsa Mild due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed to 40 states and Canada.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which meets the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Jewel Chef's Kitchen Salsa Mild, Formula SA.27, packaged in 6/16-oz carton cases with UPC 041280095560. The recall is issued because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product has a use-by date of 12/08/13. Distribution was made to 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 product was also distributed to Canada.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC and use-by date. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Jewel Chef's Kitchen Salsa Mild, Formula SA.27 packaged in 6/16-oz carton cases UPC 041280095560. Reser's Fine Foods, Inc., Beaverton, OR.
Manufacturer
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Salsa
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 12/08/13.

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.

See all 213 products in this recall →

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