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CriticalFDA (Food)·H-0543-2025·Announced 2025-08-20

Sysco Classic tuna salad recalled over Listeria risk from recalled breadcrumbs

Sysco Classic Tuna Salad in 5 lb foodservice tubs is recalled for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination traced to recalled Newly Weds Foods breadcrumbs. 779 cases are affected.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The rubric assigns 5 to any FDA Class I recall, and the FDA classified this Listeria monocytogenes action as Class I.

Plain-English summary

Sysco Classic Tuna Salad, reorder number 6724249, net weight 5 pounds, is being recalled. The foodservice item is packaged in a clear printed plastic tub with a printed lid and marked Keep Refrigerated. Affected product carries lot 1420043323 with a use-by date of AUG/25/25 and lot 1420046640 with a use-by date of SEP/1/25. The recall covers 779 cases distributed in 29 states.

The tuna salad is recalled because of potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, because the products contain Newly Weds Foods recalled Japanese Style Breadcrumbs. The FDA classified the action as Class I, its most serious category.

Foodservice operators holding these lots should not serve the product and should follow the distributor's instructions for return or disposal. Because Listeria infection can take weeks to produce symptoms, anyone who has eaten the product and feels unwell should tell their doctor what they ate.

The recalled product

Product
Sysco Classic Tuna Salad, Reorder #6724249, net wt. 5lb. Foodservice item. Product is packaged in clear printed plastic tub with printed lid. Keep Refrigerated. Distributed by Sysco Corporation, Houston, TX 77077 UPC on 5lb. Sysco TUB/Lid: 74865 80038 GTIN on Master Case (2/5#
Manufacturer
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Prepared Salads
Hazard
Affected units
779

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)

  • Lot 1420043323 Use By: AUG/25/25 Lot 1420046640 Use By: SEP/1/25

Distribution

Distributed in 29 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 7 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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