The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1243-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Broccoli Salad Dressing Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling specific bags of Broccoli Salad Dressing due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed to 40 states and Canada.

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 illnesses, which aligns with the rubric criteria for a High severity score (3).

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Reser's Broccoli Salad Dressing, Formula DR.92B18, packaged in 18/18-oz carton cases. The product is identified by UPC 071117061024 and has use-by dates ranging from 12/06/13 to 01/14/14. This is a bagged dressing intended for food service rather than retail sale, as it lacks a pre-printed label and relies on ink-jet printing for ingredient and date information.

The recall was initiated because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating a situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

Distribution of the affected product was made to 40 U.S. states, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, New York, and Texas, as well as to Canada. Consumers and food service operators should check their inventory for this specific product and use-by date range. If found, the product should be discarded or returned to the point of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Reser's Broccoli Salad Dressing, Formula DR.92B18, packaged in 18/18-oz (UPC 071117061024) carton cases. Reser's Fine Foods, Inc., Beaverton, OR. *This is a bagged dressing that does not have a pre-printed label. Ingredient statement and code date information is ink jet…
Manufacturer
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Salad Dressing
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 12/06/13 - 01/14/14.

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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