The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1575-2016·Announced 2016-07-06

Reser's Potato Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling refrigerated potato salad products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from a recalled onion lot.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this as an FDA Class I recall, which indicates a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls must be scored as at least 4 (Severe).

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling specific retail and foodservice packages of Original Potato Salad. The recall involves 6,143 cases of the product in various sizes, including 3.5 oz, 5.5 oz, 8 oz, 16 oz, 3 lb, and 8 lb foodservice packages.

The recall is being conducted because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The company states that the potato salad was made with one lot of onion that was previously recalled by the supplier. The affected products were distributed in 31 U.S. states and British Columbia.

Consumers should check their refrigerators for the specific Use By Dates listed in the recall notice: 05/10/2016 for 3.5 oz, 5.5 oz, and 16 oz retail packages; 5/9/2016 for 8 oz and 3 lb retail packages; and 5/10/2016 for 8 lb foodservice packages. If these products are found, consumers should discard them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Reser's Original Potato Salad, Refrigerated, Retail package, Net wt. 3.5 oz. UPC 0 71117 17000 9. Reser's Original Potato Salad, Refrigerated, Retail package, Net wt. 5.5 oz. UPC 0 71117 17100 6. Reser's Original Potato Salad, Refrigerated, Retail package, Net wt. 8…
Manufacturer
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. - Century
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard
Affected units
6,143

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 (10)

  • Reser's brand
  • Net wt. 3.5 oz
  • 5.5 oz
  • and 16 oz
  • retail packages have the Use By Date: 05/10/2016
  • Net wt. 8 oz and 3 lb.
  • retail packages have the Use By Date: 5/9/2016
  • FSA
  • net wt. 8 lbs.
  • Foodservice packages have the Use By Date: 5/10/2016.

Distribution

Distributed in 30 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 8 recalled by Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. - Century 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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