The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1237-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Yoder's Amish Baked Beans Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Yoder's Amish Baked Beans due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The products were distributed to 40 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 severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Yoder's Amish Baked Beans, Formula VE.61, packaged in 2/5-lb carton cases. The products are distributed by Lipari Foods in Warren, MI, and carry the UPC 7347488727. The recall is issued because the products are potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products have use-by dates ranging from October 21, 2013, to December 5, 2013. Distribution was made to 40 US states, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Texas, and Washington, as well as to Canada.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and return them to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the distributor for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Yoder's Amish Baked Beans, Formula VE.61, packaged in 2/5-lb (UPC 7347488727) carton cases. Distributed by Lipari Foods, Warren, MI.
Manufacturer
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Canned Goods
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 10/21/13 - 12/05/13.

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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