Reser’s Fine Foods of Topeka is recalling approximately 22,800 pounds of chicken, ham and beef products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). No illnesses have been reported in connection with this recall, but consumers who have purchased these products should not eat them as Listeria can cause serious illness or death.
The recalled products bear the establishment number “EST. 13520” or “P-13520” inside the USDA mark of inspection and include the following products with UPC number and “use by” dates: 5 lb containers of Cobble Street Market Chicken Salad, 22486 15887, 11/15/13; 5-lb containers of Cross Valley Farms Chicken Salad 58108 30149, 11/13/13; 5-lb containers of Cross Valley Farms Ham Salad, 58108 30166, 11/23/13; 5-lb containers of Reser’s Fine Foods White Meat Chicken Salad with Cranberries & Pecans, 71117 11392, 11/13/13; 5-lb containers of Reser’s Fine Foods Chicken Salad, 71117 11400, 11/15/13; 5 lb containers of Reser’s Fine Foods Ham Salad, 71117 11402, 11/26/13; 5-lb containers of Reser’s Fine Foods Ham Salad Supreme, 71117 14139, 11/23/13; 3-lb containers of Millers Bar-B-Que Beans with Beef, 71117 14179, 11/19/13; 12 -oz containers of Reser’s Fine Foods White Meat Chicken Salad, 71117 19008, 11/13/13; 5-lb containers of Classic Chicken Salad, 71117 68007, 11/13/13; 12 -oz containers of Chef Solutions Cranberry Pecan White Meat Chicken Salad, 77509 63308, 11/16/13 and 3-lb containers of Stonemill Kitchens Loaded Potato Salad with Bacon, 71117 61502,10/23/13.
The products were distributed to retailers and distributors in 27 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. A list of retailers where the products were sold is not yet available.
The problem was discovered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Follow-up testing by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at the facility determined the products were likely contaminated through cross contamination from product contact surfaces.
