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Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Oregon Firm Recalls Meal Kits Made with Recalled Chicken Ingredient with Listeria

Reser’s Fine Foods is recalling a limited number of meal kits due to the inclusion of recalled chicken from their ingredient supplier (BrucePac) which had issued a recall of its RTE chicken product due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.  Reser’s Fine Foods is no longer using any ingredients from the ingredient supplier’s (BrucePac) impacted facility.

This is interesting from a supplier control perspective.  To what degree did they rely on USDA inspection?  

Reser’s Fine Foods Announces Voluntary Recall of Limited Number of Meal Kits Due to Recalled Chicken from Ingredient Supplier (BrucePac)
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  October 10, 2024
FDA Publish Date:  October 11, 2024
Product Type:  Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:  Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination
Company Name:  Reser’s Fine Foods
Brand Name:  Bistro 28, Don Pancho
Product Description:  Meal kits containing chicken

Company Announcement 
Beaverton, OR October 10, 2024

Out of an abundance of caution, Reser’s Fine Foods is voluntarily recalling a limited number of meal kits due to the inclusion of recalled chicken from an outside ingredient supplier (BrucePac). The ingredient supplier (BrucePac) recall is due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals 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 women.

The kits were distributed in the following states: AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MO, NE, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WY.

Reser’s Fine Foods is no longer using any ingredients from the ingredient supplier’s (BrucePac) impacted facility.

Consumers who have purchased these kits should not consume any part of the kits; rather, they may return it to the store for a full refund or discard the item.




Consumers who have questions regarding this recall may call Reser’s Fine Foods at the following number:




Consumer Inquiries:

888-223-2127

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8:00am – 5:00pm Pacific Time

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