Food recall

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. recall: Freshness Guaranteed Macaroni Salad Amish

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc., of Beaverton, OR, recalled Freshness Guaranteed Macaroni Salad Amish. The FDA's reason: “Undeclared Wheat and/or Egg. The bottom label of Macaroni Salad Amish was mis-labeled as Red Potatoes salad or Baked Beans. The label of the Red Potatoes salad declares EGG only but does not...” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on April 14, 2021, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 28, 2021. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed June 8, 2021

The recall

Company
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Undeclared Wheat and/or Egg. The bottom label of Macaroni Salad Amish was mis-labeled as Red Potatoes salad or Baked Beans. The label of the Red Potatoes salad declares EGG only but does not declare WHEAT. The label of the Baked Beans does not declare EGG and WHEAT.”
Where it was sold
Distributed in AR, IL, IN, MN ,MO, OK WI, and WY.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
87728

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0454-2021 Class II

    Freshness Guaranteed Macaroni Salad Amish, item # 579284, refrigerated, packaged in a clear cup with clear snap on lid, net wt. 32 oz. UPC 0 78742 13235 8. Each master case containing 6/32 oz. packages. Distributed by: Walmart Inc, Bentonville, AR. The CORRECT label is read in parts: "***FRESHNESS GUARANTEED MACACONI SALAD Amish *** INGREDIENTS: COOKED ENRICHED MACARONI (SEMOLINA, EGG WHITES ***), HARD COOKED EGG***CONTAINS EGGS AND WHEAT***". The INCORRECT bottom label is read parts: "***INGREDIENTS: BEANS***RED PEPPER POWDER***". The INCORRECT bottom label is read parts: "***INGREDIENTS: RED POTATOES, MAYONNAISE (***EGG YOLK***)*** CONTAINS EGGS ***".

    Codes: BEST IF USED BY MAY/18/21 BEST IF USED BY MAY/27/21

    Quantity: Total 16,614/32 oz. Packages or 2769 Cases (6/32 oz. packages per case)

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of April 28, 2021.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.