The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1227-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Fine Foods Recalls Deli Counter BBQ Beans for Listeria Risk

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling specific lots of Deli Counter BBQ Beans due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The products were distributed by Safeway Inc. in multiple US states and Canada.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling The Deli Counter BBQ Beans, Formula VE.103, packaged in 6/32-oz carton cases (UPC 021130069842). The recall is being conducted because the products are potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected items have use-by dates ranging from 10/22/13 to 12/08/13.

The recalled products were distributed by Safeway Inc., Pleasanton, CA. Distribution occurred in the following US 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. Distribution was also made to Canada.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their use-by dates and UPC codes. If the products match the description, consumers should not consume them and should dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
-The Deli Counter BBQ Beans, Formula VE.103 packaged in 6/32-oz (UPC 021130069842) carton cases. Distributed by Safeway Inc., Pleasanton, CA.
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 10/22/13 - 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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