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

BEAVERTON, Ore., April 10, 2016 /CNW/ -- 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 woman.

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.

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 [phone] (Call Center Hours: M-F 8am-9pm EDT, Saturday 9am-7pm EDT, Sunday 11am-7pm EDT), 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	15oz	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	3lb	Apr-27-16
41493.41720	FSA Potato Salad	8lb	May-10-16

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SOURCE Reser’s Fine Foods, Inc.

MEDIA CONTACT: LINDA RIEDMAN 503-267-8373, http://www.resers.com