The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1580-2016·Announced 2016-07-06

Reser's Potato Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Walmart Redskin Potato 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 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Walmart Redskin Potato Salad, Refrigerated, Retail net wt. 4lb. (UPC 81131 91693 6). The recall was initiated because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The contamination is linked to a specific lot of onion used in the manufacturing process that was previously recalled by the supplier.

The affected product was distributed 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. The total quantity involved is 237 cases. The product has a Use By Date of 5/1/2016.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific item described above. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this recall.

The recalled product

Product
Walmart Redskin Potato Salad, Refrigerated, Retail net wt. 4lb. UPC 81131 91693 6.
Manufacturer
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. - Century
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard
Affected units
237

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: 5/1/2016

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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