The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1244-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Reser's Cole Slaw Dressing Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling specific lots of Cole Slaw Dressing due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed to 41 states and Canada.

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 meets the criteria for a High severity score (3) under the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Reser's Cole Slaw Dressing, Formula DR.93B20, packaged in 18/20-oz carton cases. The recall is due to the potential presence of Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product is a bagged dressing that does not have a pre-printed label; instead, the ingredient statement and code date information are ink jet printed onto the bags at the facility. This product is not intended for retail sale.

The recalled product has use-by dates ranging from 11/05/13 to 12/24/13. Distribution was made to 41 U.S. states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming. The product was also distributed to Canada.

Consumers who have this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase or contact the manufacturer for instructions. The FDA classifies this as a Class II recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
Reser's Cole Slaw Dressing, Formula DR.93B20, packaged in 18/20-oz (UPC 071117061031) 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 printed ont
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 11/05/13 - 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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