The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1221-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Fine Foods Recalls Jewel Chef's Kitchen Salsa for Listeria Risk

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Jewel Chef's Kitchen Salsa Medium due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed across 40 US 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 corresponds to a severity score of 3 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Jewel Chef's Kitchen Salsa Medium, Formula SA.28, packaged in 6/16-oz carton cases with UPC 041280011263. 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.

The recalled salsa was distributed to consumers in 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. Distribution also extended to Canada.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC and use-by date. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. No specific instructions for disposal are provided in the source text beyond the standard recall protocol.

The recalled product

Product
Jewel Chef's Kitchen Salsa Medium, Formula SA.28 packaged in 6/16-oz carton cases UPC 041280011263. Distributed by 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.

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