The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1239-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Four Bean Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Four Bean Salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check use-by dates and discard affected products.

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 Reser's Four Bean Salad, Formula VE.79, packaged in 2/8-lb carton cases. The recall is issued because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products have use-by dates ranging from 12/03/13 to 12/24/13. Distribution was made to numerous states across the United States, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, New York, and Texas, as well as to Canada.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific use-by dates and UPC code (071117141375). If the product matches the description, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Reser's Four Bean Salad, Formula VE.79, packaged in 2/8-lb (UPC 071117141375) carton cases. Reser's Fine Foods, Inc., Beaverton, OR.
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 12/03/13 - 12/24/13.

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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