The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1576-2016·Announced 2016-07-06

Reser's Macaroni Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling refrigerated macaroni salad 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 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 specific packages of refrigerated macaroni salad due to a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products include Reser's Macaroni Salad in 8 oz, 16 oz, and 3 lb retail packages, as well as Sysco Elbow Macaroni Salad in 8 lb food service packages. The recall involves 5,665 cases in total.

The recall was initiated because the product was made with one lot of onion that was previously recalled by the supplier. The specific use-by dates for the affected items are May 7, 2016, May 9, 2016, and May 10, 2016, depending on the package size and brand.

The product was distributed in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, as well as British Columbia. Consumers should check their refrigerators for these specific products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Reser's Macaroni Salad, Refrigerated, Retail package, Net Wt. 8 oz. UPC 0 71117 18224 8. Reser's Macaroni Salad, Refrigerated, Retail package, Net Wt. 16 oz. UPC 0 71117 19007 6. Reser's Macaroni Salad, Refrigerated, Retail package, Net Wt. 3 lb. UPC 0 71117 19305 3.…
Manufacturer
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. - Century
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard
Affected units
5,665

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 (5)

  • Reser's brand
  • Net Wt. 8 oz packages have the Use By Date: 5/10/2016
  • Net Wt. 16 oz packages have the Use By Date: 5/9/2016
  • Net Wt. 3 lb. packages have the Use By Dates: 5/9/2016 and 5/10/2016
  • Sysco brand - food service packages have the Use By Date: 5/7/2016.

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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