7-11, Crate and Barrel, Walmart and Others Affected by Recall by Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.

Reser’s Fine Foods is expanding its October 22, 2013 recall of refrigerated ready-to-eat products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. -November 3, 2013

Listeria is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and individuals with weakened immune systems. Healthy people 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 recalled refrigerated ready-to-eat products were distributed nationwide and in Canada.The product is sold in retail and food service establishments. The packages will be marked with a Use-by-Date or Best By Date and followed by a plant identifier code of 20. Consumers who purchased the product may take it back to the store for a refund or discard it.

The products and stores affected are listed here.

For more information please contact Reser’s Fine Foods Consumer Hotline 1-888-257-7913 (8am-10pm EST) or visit the FDA website: www.fda.gov