The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·H-0544-2025·Announced 2025-08-20

Reser's tuna salad containing pickle relish recalled for Listeria monocytogenes risk

Reser's Tuna Salad in 5 lb foodservice tubs, the version containing pickle relish, is recalled for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from recalled breadcrumbs. 108 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

Reser's Tuna Salad, net weight 5 pounds, is being recalled. The foodservice item is packaged in a white plastic tub and lid with a sticker and marked Keep Refrigerated; this item contains the ingredient pickle relish. Affected product carries lot 1420046646 with a use-by date of SEP/1/2025, tub and lid UPC 71117 11405 and master case GTIN 1007111711405. The recall covers 108 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, the category used when there is a reasonable probability that exposure will cause serious health consequences or death.

Foodservice operators holding this lot 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
Reser's Tuna Salad, net wt. 5lb. Foodservice item. Product is packaged in white plastic tub and lid with sticker. Keep Refrigerated. This item contains ingredient Pickle Relish. Distributed by Reser's Fine Foods, Incl, Beaverton, OR. UPC on 5lb. TUB/Lid: 71117 11405 GTIN on Mas
Affected units
108

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 1420046646 Use By: SEP/1/2025

Distribution

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.

See all 7 products in this recall →