The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1225-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Baja Cafe Salsa Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Baja Cafe Original Salsa due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check use-by dates and discard affected products.

What this means for you

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 Original Salsa, Formula SA.83, packaged in 2/5-lb carton cases with UPC 071117001518. The recall is issued because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products have use-by dates ranging from 12/11/13 to 12/30/13. Distribution was made to the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV, and WY. The product was also distributed to Canada.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC and use-by dates listed above. If the product matches the description, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
-Reser's Baja Cafe Original Salsa, Formula SA.83 packaged in 2/5-lb carton cases UPC 071117001518. 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 12/11/13 - 12/30/13.

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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