The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1224-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Pico De Gallo Salsa Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling specific cases of Baja Cafe Pico De Gallo Salsa due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 High severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Reser's Baja Cafe Pico De Gallo Salsa, Formula SA.70, packaged in 2/5-lb carton cases with UPC 071117001341. The recall is being conducted because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product has use-by dates ranging from 12/15/13 to 1/23/14. Distribution was made to numerous U.S. states including Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, New York, and Texas, as well as to Canada.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their use-by dates and UPC codes. If the product matches the description, consumers should not consume it and should return it to the place of purchase or contact the manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
-Reser's Baja Cafe Pico De Gallo Salsa, Formula SA.70 packaged in 2/5-lb carton cases UPC 071117001341. 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 12/15/13 - 1/23/14.

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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