Farmstyle Potato Salad, Formula PO.27, packaged in 3/8-lb carton cases. Packaged Exclusively for use by: Yum! Brands Global Restaurants, Louisville, KY. UPC 885251252626

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0272-2014) was formally reported on January 1, 2014, with the manufacturer initiating the action on October 22, 2013. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Beaverton, OR. Federal records indicate N/A units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: The recalled products are potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Distribution was made to AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV AND WY. Distribution was also mad…. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 12 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.