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Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. Recalls Refrigerated Salads Because of Possible Health Risk Due to Onion Supplier Recall

Consumers: Reser’s Fine Foods Consumer Hotline 1-888-257-7913

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. of Beaverton, Oregon is recalling nineteen refrigerated salad items due to notification from one of our ingredient suppliers that Listeria monocytogenes may be present in one lot of onions that was used in the manufacture of these salads. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometime fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and individuals with weakened immune systems. Healthy people may suffer only short term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

The recalled refrigerated salads were distributed to retailers and distribution centers in the following states: 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, WY, and British Columbia.

The retail product is sold in plastic containers and is marked with a Use By Date and the #10 at the end of the line of printing (see photo below).

No illnesses have been reported to date.

The recall was the result of a notification from one of our onion suppliers that the bacteria may be present in one lot of onions used in the manufacture of these refrigerated salads. No other items were manufactured using this lot of onions.

Consumers are urged not to consume these products. Consumers who purchased these products may take them back to the store for a refund or discard them.

For more information please contact Reser's Fine Foods Consumer Hotline 1-888-257-7913 FREE (Call Center Hours: M-F 8am-9pm EST, Saturday 9am-7pm EST, Sunday 11am-7pm EST), or visit www.resers.com (products not available online) or the FDA website: www.fda.gov.

Reser's and Private Label products affected by this recall were distributed between March 22, 2016 and April 10, 2016. Products are listed below:

RETAIL PRODUCTS

UPC       Description         Size        Use By Date

71117.00480       Reser's Deviled Egg Potato Salad               3lb          Apr-29-16

71117.17000       Reser's Potato Salad       3.5oz     May-10-16

71117.17100       Reser's Potato Salad       5.5oz     May-10-16

71117.18223       Reser's Potato Salad       8oz         May-9-16

71117.19000       Reser's Potato Salad       16oz       May-10-16

71117.19300       Reser's Potato Salad       3lb          May-9-16

71117.18224       Reser's Macaroni Salad  8oz         May-10-16

71117.19007       Reser's Macaroni Salad  16oz       May-9-16

71117.19305       Reser's Macaroni Salad  3lb          May 9-16 and May-10-16

71117.61576       Stonemill Kitchens Classic Potato Salad  5lb          Apr-27-16

21130.06688       Safeway Deviled Egg Potato Salad            16oz       Apr-28-16

21130.06716       Safeway Classic Potato Salad      5.5oz     May-10-16

21130.06742       Safeway Tuna Salad        15 oz      Apr-27-16

81131.91693       Walmart Redskin Potato Salad   4lb          May-1-16

FOODSERVICE PRODUCTS (FOR COMMERCIAL USE)

UPC       Description         Size        Use By Date

71117.00225       Reser's Deviled Egg Potato Salad               8lb          Apr-28-16

71117.00443       Savemart Potato Salad  8lb          May-10-16

71117.67702       Sysco Elbow Macaroni Salad        8lb          May-7-16

71117.06036       Safeway Tuna Salad        8lb          Apr-27-16

41493.41720       FSA Postato Salad            8lb          May-10-16