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Reser's Potato Salad Recall: Spoilage Risk Due to Temperature Abuse

Reser's Fine Foods recalls 16oz Original Potato Salad due to potential spoilage from refrigeration failure. Check use-by dates and distribution states.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1765-2024FoodReser's Fine Foods ›
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Recalling firmReser's Fine Foods, Inc.15570 SW Jenkins Rd · Beaverton, OR 97006-6003
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Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling Item 41303.82013, Reser's Essential Everyday Original Potato Salad (16 oz), because it may have become spoiled due to temperature abuse. The spoilage resulted from a malfunctioning refrigeration unit on trailer #184 during distribution. Consumers in California, Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota should check their products. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/8961-reser-s-potato-salad-recall-spoilage-risk-due-to-temperature.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/8961-reser-s-potato-salad-recall-spoilage-risk-due-to-temperature · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1765-2024

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“Reser's Potato Salad Recall: Spoilage Risk Due to Temperature Abuse.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/8961-reser-s-potato-salad-recall-spoilage-risk-due-to-temperature. Based on FDA recall #F-1765-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1765-2024%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on July 29, 2024, that Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. voluntarily recalled Item 41303.82013, Reser's Essential Everyday Original Potato Salad, due to potential spoilage from temperature abuse. Consumers should check their products for the listed use-by dates and discard them if affected.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Reser's Fine Foods
  • Product: Reser's Essential Everyday Original Potato Salad
  • Item Number: 41303.82013
  • Size: net wt. 16oz
  • Use By dates: 2024/09/09, 2024/09/01
  • Distribution: CA, IL, MN, ND, and SD

The hazard

The product may become spoiled due to temperature abuse resulting from a malfunctioning refrigeration unit on trailer #184. The recall is classified as Class II.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. has 17 other recalls on record since December 1, 2015. Other recent recalls of similar products include Reser's Recalls Pasta Salad Due to Hidden Allergens in Ready-to-Eat Product (June 25, 2026), Reser's Tuna Salad Mislabeled as Chicken Salad: Allergen Risk (January 30, 2026), and Reser's Fine Foods Basil Pesto Bowtie Pasta Kit Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk (September 26, 2025). Other recent recalls of similar products include Taylor Farms Marketside Iceberg Salad Recall: Potential Cyclospora Contamination (July 17, 2026), Taylor Pico De Gallo Salad Recall: Salmonella Contamination Risk (August 7, 2026), and Amy's Organic Lentil Light in Sodium Soup Recall: Potential Spoilage Risk (June 22, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Look for Item number 41303.82013 on the label. The product is Reser's Essential Everyday Original Potato Salad in a refrigerated 16 oz package. Check the Use By dates: 2024/09/09 or 2024/09/01.

  • Brand
    Reser's Fine Foods
  • Category
    Food
FDA recall event · 14 products

All 14 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class II
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    Further distributed in CA, IL, MN, ND, and SD.
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantity
F-1765-2024Item 41303.82013, Reser's Essential Everyday Original Potato Salad, refrigerated product, net wt. 16oz. There are 6 packs per case.; Use By dates: 2024/09/09 2024/09/09 2024/09/01 2024/09/0950 cases
F-1766-2024Item 71117.02008, Reser's American Classics Scalloped Potatoes, refrigerated product, net wt. 12oz. There are 6 packs per case.; Use By date 2024/09/0612 cases
F-1767-2024Item 71117.02009, Reser's American Classics Macaroni & Cheese White Cheddar, refrigerated product, net wt. 12oz. There are 6 packs per case.; Use By date 2024/09/1112 cases
F-1768-2024Item 71117.02126, Reser's American Classics Asiago Creamed Spinach, refrigerated product, net wt. 12oz. There are 6 packs per case.; Use By date 2024/08/3112 cases
F-1769-2024Item 71117.03034, Reser's Kit HF Pudding Banana, refrigerated product, net wt. 4.81lb. There are 2 packs per case.; Use By Sep/11/ 20246 cases
F-1770-2024Item 71117.02123, Reser's American Classics Macaroni & Cheese, refrigerated product, net wt. 12oz. There are 6 packs per case.; Use By dates: 2024/09/16 2024/09/1418 cases
F-1771-2024Item 71117.10923, Reser's Smokehouse Potato Salad, refrigerated product, net wt. 5lbs. There are 2 packs per case.; Use By 2024/08/257 cases
F-1772-2024Item 71117.11356, Reser's American Classics Egg Salad, refrigerated product, net wt. 12oz. There are 6 packs per case.; Use By 2024/08/2342 cases
F-1773-2024Item 71117.14378, Baked Scalloped Potatoes Special Request, refrigerated product, net wt. 2.5lb. There are 8 packs per case.; Use By dates: 2024/09/11 2024/09/1360 cases
F-1774-2024Item 71117.14446, Potatoes Creamy Deluxe Special Request, refrigerated product, net wt. 5lb. There are 4 packs per case.; Use By date 2024/09/07182 cases
F-1775-2024Item 71117.14459, Gravy Homestyle, refrigerated product, net wt. 4lb. There are 3 packs per case.; Use By date 2024/10/01144 cases
F-1776-2024Item 71117.15207, Reser's Raspberry Parfait Desserts, refrigerated product, net wt. 8lb. There are 2 packs per case.; Use By date 2024/12/0418 cases
F-1777-2024Item 71117.18531, Stonemill Kitchens Green Goddess Pasta Salad, refrigerated product, net wt. 5lb. There are 2 packs per case.; Use By date 2024/08/2829 cases
F-1778-2024Item 71117.56013, Reser's Sweet Corn with Butter, refrigerated product, net wt. 4lb. There are 4 packs per case.; Use By date 2024/09/09104 cases
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop consuming the product

    Do not eat the recalled potato salad if you have it in your refrigerator.

  2. Discard or return the item

    The record does not specify a remedy, so please discard the product or contact the retailer for assistance.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 5 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: yesNDMinnesota: yesMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: yesSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “Further distributed in CA, IL, MN, ND, and SD.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: California, Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 7 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jul 29, 202412. FDA classified it Class II: Sep 3, 202423. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Sep 11, 202434. FDA terminated the recall: Mar 7, 2025420242025
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Questions people ask

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How much potato salad was recalled?

Approximately 50 cases were recalled, with 6 packs per case.

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-1765-2024 (July 29, 2024) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1765-2024 to see it in context.
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