Reser's Fine Foods Recalls Pasta Spinach with Cavatappi Due to Cyclospora Risk
Reser's Fine Foods is recalling specific lots of Pasta Spinach with Cavatappi because the spinach ingredient may be contaminated with Cyclospora.
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: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Cyclospora) without reported illness, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling 105 cases of Pasta Spinach with Cavatappi (item # 71117.14163, UPC 0 71117 14163 4). The product is a refrigerated, ready-to-eat pasta salad containing spinach and vinaigrette dressing, packaged in white plastic tubs. The recall is due to a potential contamination with Cyclospora in the spinach ingredient.
The affected products have expiration dates of 9/12/2018 (Lot # 180912010) and 9/18/2018 (Lot # 180918010). The product was distributed in Arizona, California, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Washington, as well as in Canada. The product is not labeled for retail sale.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their expiration dates and lot numbers. If they possess the affected product, they should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Pasta Spinach with Cavatappi, Reser's Fine Food, item # 71117.14163, 2/4.5 # packages. UPC 0 71117 14163 4. Product is pasta salads with vinaigrette dressings and vegetables including spinach. All products are in white plastic tubs with labeled lids packed 2/4.5 # to a…
- Manufacturer
- Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 105
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 (3)
- Expiration date 9/12/2018
- Lot # 180912010 Expiration date 9/18/2018
- Lot # 180918010
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 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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