Safeway Tuna Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Safeway Tuna 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 minimum severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Safeway Tuna Salad, Refrigerated, in retail and foodservice packages. The recall is due to a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was made with one lot of onion that was previously recalled by the supplier.
The affected products include Safeway Tuna Salad, Refrigerated, Retail package (Net wt. 15 oz., UPC 021130 06742 8) and Safeway Tuna Salad, Refrigerated, Foodservice package (net wt. 3 lbs., UPC 0 71117 06036 2). The use-by date for the affected product is 04/27/2016.
The recall involves 438 cases of the product. Distribution was in 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, Wyoming, and British Columbia. Consumers should check their refrigerators for this product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Safeway Tuna Salad, Refrigerated, Retail package, Net wt. 15 oz. UPC 021130 06742 8. Safeway Tuna Salad, Refrigerated, Foodservice package, net wt. 3 lbs. UPC 0 71117 06036 2.
- Manufacturer
- Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. - Century
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 438
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 Date: 04/27/2016
Distribution
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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