FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1576-2016

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 Macaroni Salad, Refrigerated, Retail package, Net Wt. 8 oz. UPC 0 71117 18224 8. Reser's Macaroni Salad, Refrigerated, Retail package, Net Wt. 16 oz. UPC 0 71117 19007 6. Reser's Macaroni Salad, Refrigerated, Retail package, Net Wt. 3 lb. UPC 0 71117 19305 3. Sysco Elbow Macaroni Salad, Refrigerated, Food Service package, Net wt. 8 lb. UPC 71117 67702

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Reser's brand, Net Wt. 8 oz packages have the Use By Date: 5/10/2016; Reser's brand,Net Wt. 16 oz packages have the Use By Date: 5/9/2016; Reser's brand,Net Wt. 3 lb. packages have the Use By Dates: 5/9/2016 and 5/10/2016; Sysco brand - food service packages have the Use By Date: 5/7/2016.
Quantity
5665 cases total

Why it was recalled

Macaroni Refrigerated 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-1576-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.

Class I food recall: Reser's Macaroni Salad, Refrigerated, Retail package, Net Wt. 8 oz. UPC 0 71117 18224 8. Reser… · FDA Food Recalls