Reser's Homestyle Gravy Recalled Due to Temperature Abuse
Reser's Fine Foods recalls Item 71117.14459 Gravy Homestyle due to temperature abuse during shipping. The product may become spoiled and pose food safety risks.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: This recall involves a risk-of-harm food product where no illness has been reported. Temperature-abused refrigerated gravy poses a credible food safety risk, meeting the criteria for High severity.
Plain-English summary
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. has recalled Item 71117.14459 Gravy Homestyle, a refrigerated product sold in 4-pound packages (3 packs per case). A total of 144 cases were affected.
The recall was initiated due to temperature abuse caused by a malfunctioning refrigeration unit on trailer #184. The affected product may become spoiled as a result of improper temperature control during distribution.
The affected product was distributed to California, Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota with a Use By date of October 1, 2024. Consumers should not consume the product and should discard it or return it to the point of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Item 71117.14459, Gravy Homestyle, refrigerated product, net wt. 4lb. There are 3 packs per case.
- Manufacturer
- Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Refrigerated Foods
- Affected units
- 144
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 2024/10/01
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 14 recalled by Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. 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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