resersWASHINGTON (AP & KCSi-T.V. News  Oct 23, 2013) –  Oregon-based Reser’s Fine Foods is recalling about 22,800 pounds of potentially bacteria-tainted chicken, ham and beef products and refrigerated ready-to-eat salads made at a Topeka, Kan., plant.
 
     The company and the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The products were shipped 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.
 
     The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service listed various “sell by” dates for the recalled products.
 
     There have been no reports of illness. Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, an uncommon and potentially fatal disease. Symptoms can include high fever and severe headache.

A full list of the recalled products can be found online. They include:

  • Cobble Street Market Chicken Salad, UPC 22486 15887, 5 pounds, use-by date Nov. 15
  • Cross Valley Farms Chicken Salad, UPC 58108 30149, 5 pounds, use-by date Nov. 13
  • Cross Valley Farms Ham Salad, UPC 58108 30166, 5 pounds, use-by date Nov. 23
  • Reser’s Fine Foods White Meat Chicken Salad with Cranberries & Pecans, UPC 71117 11392, 5 pounds, use-by date Nov. 13
  • Reser’s Fine Foods Chicken Salad, UPC 71117 11400, 5 pounds, use-by date Nov. 15
  • Reser’s Fine Foods Ham Salad, UPC 71117 11402, 5 pounds, use-by date Nov. 26
  • Reser’s Fine Foods Ham Salad Supreme, UPC 71117 14139, 5 pounds, use-by date Nov. 23
  • Millers Bar-B-Que Beans with Beef, UPC 71117 14179, 3 pounds, use-by date Nov. 19
  • Reser’s Fine Foods White Meat Chicken Salad, UPC 71117 19008,12 ounces, use-by date Nov. 13
  • Classic Chicken Salad, UPC 71117 68007, 5 pounds use-by date Nov. 13
  • Chef Solutions Cranberry Pecan White Meat Chicken Salad, UPC 77509 63308, 12 ounces, use-by date Nov. 16
  • Stonemill Kitchens Loaded Potato Salad with Bacon, UPC 71117 61502, 3 pounds, use-by date Oct. 23

Consumers with questions about the recall can call the Reser’s Fine Foods Consumer Hotline at 1-888-257-7913 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.