FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1575-2016

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

Reser's Original Potato Salad, Refrigerated, Retail package, Net wt. 3.5 oz. UPC 0 71117 17000 9. Reser's Original Potato Salad, Refrigerated, Retail package, Net wt. 5.5 oz. UPC 0 71117 17100 6. Reser's Original Potato Salad, Refrigerated, Retail package, Net wt. 8 oz. UPC 0 71117 18223 1. Reser's Original Potato Salad, Refrigerated, Retail package, Net wt. 16 oz. UPC 0 71117 19000 7. Reser's Original Potato Salad, Refrigerated, Retail package, Net wt. 3 lb. UPC 0 71117 19300 8. Food Service of America (FSA) Potota Salad, Refrigerated, Foodservice package, Net wt. 8 lb. UPC 0 41493 41720 3.

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Reser's brand, Net wt. 3.5 oz, 5.5 oz, and 16 oz, retail packages have the Use By Date: 05/10/2016; Reser's brand, Net wt. 8 oz and 3 lb., retail packages have the Use By Date: 5/9/2016; FSA, net wt. 8 lbs., Foodservice packages have the Use By Date: 5/10/2016.
Quantity
6,143 cases total

Why it was recalled

Potato Salad is recalled due to a potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This product was made with one lot of onion which was recalled by supplier.

Recalling firm

Firm
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. - Century
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
6999 NW Century Blvd, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124-8528

Distribution

Distribution pattern
distributed in AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY, and British Columbia.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2016-04-10
FDA classified
2016-06-27
Posted by FDA
2016-07-06
Terminated
2016-11-01
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1575-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.