The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1581-2016·Announced 2016-07-06

Savemart Potato Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling Savemart 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 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 per the rubric mandates a score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors.

Plain-English summary

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Savemart Potato Salad, Refrigerated, Foodservice package, Net wt. 8 lbs. (UPC 71117 00443). The recall involves 125 cases of the product with a Use By Date of 5/10/2016.

The recall is being issued because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The source text indicates that the potato salad was made with one lot of onion that was previously recalled by the supplier.

The 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. Consumers should check their refrigerators for this specific product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Savemart Potato Salad, Refrigerated, Foodservice package, Net wt. 8 lbs. UPC 71117 00443
Manufacturer
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. - Century
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard
Affected units
125

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: 5/10/2016

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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