Reser's Expands Food Recall Over Listeria Concerns

WASHINGTONResers Fine Foods expanded its nationwide recall of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken, ham and beef salad products to include all products produced between Oct. 10 and Oct. 25, 2013, due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, according to USDAs Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The recall was reissued to reflect additional products produced on dates not included in the Oct. 22, 2013, or Oct. 26, 2013, releases.

In addition to the 22,800 pounds of product recalled on Oct. 22, 2013, Resers Fine Foods also expanded its recall on Oct. 26, 2013, to include product produced between Sept. 5 and Oct. 9. The company announced that these products are being recalled in conjunction with other foods regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Click here for FDAs full list of recalled products.

Products regulated by FSIS bear the establishment number EST. 13520" or P-13520" inside the USDA mark of inspection. Only products made at the Topeka, Kan., salad facility, also designated by the plant code #20 after the code date Use By Nov 03 13 #20" are affected by this recall. Click here for an updated list of recalled products that fall under FSIS regulation.

The prepared foods were distributed to retailers and foodservice companies, including Jewel, Walmart, Safeway, Kroger, Sysco and US Foodservice among others.

The problem was discovered through microbiological testing by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. A traceback investigation and follow-up testing by FDA at the facility determined there was potential cross contamination of products with Listeria monocytogenes from product contact surfaces.