Item 71117.02009, Reser's American Classics Macaroni & Cheese White Cheddar…
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. recalled this product and the FDA reported the enforcement action on 11 September 2024 as Class II. The recall was initiated by the firm. Product may become spoiled due to temperature abuse. The temperature abuse was the result of a malfunctioning refrigeration unit on trailer #184.
The record
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- Product
- Item 71117.02009, Reser's American Classics Macaroni & Cheese White Cheddar, refrigerated product, net wt. 12oz. There are 6 packs per case.
- Reason for recall
- Product may become spoiled due to temperature abuse. The temperature abuse was the result of a malfunctioning refrigeration unit on trailer #184.
- Recalling firm
- Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
- Firm location
- Beaverton, Oregon, United States
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall number
- F-1767-2024
- Quantity
- 12 cases
- Distribution
- Further distributed in CA, IL, MN, ND, and SD.
- Initiated
- 29 July 2024
- Reported by FDA
- 11 September 2024
- Terminated
- 7 March 2025
- Firm notified by
- Product codes
- Use By date 2024/09/11
Reading this record
Five things about this record are not in the record itself, and each one changes how it should be read.
- Class II means the FDA judged a remote probability of serious harm, or a probability of temporary or medically reversible harm. The class is assigned by an agency health hazard evaluation under 21 CFR 7.41, not by the firm.
- The firm started this recall itself. Most FDA food recalls are voluntary, and a recall is a food safety plan working rather than failing. The circumstances in which the agency asks for one instead are set out in 21 CFR 7.45.
- This is one of 14 records covering the same recall event. The FDA opens one enforcement record per product code, so a recall of a product line appears here many times. Counting these records as 14 separate recalls, which almost every published figure does, overstates it by a factor of 14. All 14 of them are listed on this page.
- The recall ran for 7 months, from 29 July 2024 to termination on 7 March 2025. Termination means the agency judged that all reasonable effort had been made, under 21 CFR 7.55, and it says nothing about whether product remained in circulation.
- The distribution pattern names 4 states, and the FDA published the enforcement report 6 weeks after the firm began the recall.
- Recalls of cheese run a median of 7 months, so this one was about typical for its category. Cheese dominates Listeria recalls among dairy products because soft and semi-soft varieties hold enough moisture for the organism to grow at refrigeration temperature, and because most are eaten without any further cooking step.
Named in the distribution pattern: Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota. Those pages count recalls by where the RECALLING FIRM sits, which is a different question from where this product went.
What this recall was for
Spoilage and mould
A spoilage recall means the food degraded before its date: mould growth, unintended fermentation, swelling or rancidity, usually traced to a seal, a formulation or a storage temperature.
A preventive controls plan covers spoilage under the clauses below. This is where the control belongs, not a finding against any firm named on this page: a recall record states a reason, and most of these recalls were initiated by the firm itself.
- 21 CFR 117.93
- Warehousing and distribution: storage and transport under conditions that protect food against contamination and against deterioration of the food and its container.
- 21 CFR 117.80(b)(3)
- Time and temperature: holding food at temperatures that do not allow microorganisms to grow, and for no longer than the process allows.
Process deviation
A process deviation recall means the process ran outside its validated limits: a thermal process that did not reach its time and temperature, a pH that drifted, or a seal that failed.
A preventive controls plan covers a process deviation under the clauses below. This is where the control belongs, not a finding against any firm named on this page: a recall record states a reason, and most of these recalls were initiated by the firm itself.
- 21 CFR 113
- Thermally processed low-acid foods in hermetically sealed containers: the scheduled process, its establishment by a competent authority, and the records proving every container received it.
- 21 CFR 114
- Acidified foods: the controls on equilibrium pH at or below 4.6, and the process that achieves it.
- 21 CFR 117.150
- Corrective actions: what a facility does when a preventive control was not properly implemented, including identifying and correcting the problem and evaluating the food for safety.
Filed under cheese. A product can sit in more than one.
Every product in this recall
The FDA opened 14 enforcement records for this one recall, one per product code. This page carries all of them; the 13 below each have their own page with that product’s lot codes and distribution, and search engines are pointed here for the recall as a whole.
| Reported | Product | Firm | Reason | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-11 | Item 41303.82013, Reser's Essential Everyday Original Potato Salad, refrigerated product, net wt. 16oz. There are 6 packs per case. | Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. | Product may become spoiled due to temperature abuse. The temperature abuse was the result of a malfunctioning refrigeration unit on trailer #184. | Class II |
| 2024-09-11 | Item 71117.14459, Gravy Homestyle, refrigerated product, net wt. 4lb. There are 3 packs per case. | Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. | Product may become spoiled due to temperature abuse. The temperature abuse was the result of a malfunctioning refrigeration unit on trailer #184. | Class II |
| 2024-09-11 | Item 71117.02123, Reser's American Classics Macaroni & Cheese, refrigerated product, net wt. 12oz. There are 6 packs per case. | Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. | Product may become spoiled due to temperature abuse. The temperature abuse was the result of a malfunctioning refrigeration unit on trailer #184. | Class II |
| 2024-09-11 | Item 71117.15207, Reser's Raspberry Parfait Desserts, refrigerated product, net wt. 8lb. There are 2 packs per case. | Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. | Product may become spoiled due to temperature abuse. The temperature abuse was the result of a malfunctioning refrigeration unit on trailer #184. | Class II |
| 2024-09-11 | Item 71117.03034, Reser's Kit HF Pudding Banana, refrigerated product, net wt. 4.81lb. There are 2 packs per case. | Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. | Product may become spoiled due to temperature abuse. The temperature abuse was the result of a malfunctioning refrigeration unit on trailer #184. | Class II |
| 2024-09-11 | Item 71117.10923, Reser's Smokehouse Potato Salad, refrigerated product, net wt. 5lbs. There are 2 packs per case. | Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. | Product may become spoiled due to temperature abuse. The temperature abuse was the result of a malfunctioning refrigeration unit on trailer #184. | Class II |
| 2024-09-11 | Item 71117.56013, Reser's Sweet Corn with Butter, refrigerated product, net wt. 4lb. There are 4 packs per case. | Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. | Product may become spoiled due to temperature abuse. The temperature abuse was the result of a malfunctioning refrigeration unit on trailer #184. | Class II |
| 2024-09-11 | Item 71117.02008, Reser's American Classics Scalloped Potatoes, refrigerated product, net wt. 12oz. There are 6 packs per case. | Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. | Product may become spoiled due to temperature abuse. The temperature abuse was the result of a malfunctioning refrigeration unit on trailer #184. | Class II |
| 2024-09-11 | Item 71117.18531, Stonemill Kitchens Green Goddess Pasta Salad, refrigerated product, net wt. 5lb. There are 2 packs per case. | Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. | Product may become spoiled due to temperature abuse. The temperature abuse was the result of a malfunctioning refrigeration unit on trailer #184. | Class II |
| 2024-09-11 | Item 71117.02126, Reser's American Classics Asiago Creamed Spinach, refrigerated product, net wt. 12oz. There are 6 packs per case. | Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. | Product may become spoiled due to temperature abuse. The temperature abuse was the result of a malfunctioning refrigeration unit on trailer #184. | Class II |
| 2024-09-11 | Item 71117.11356, Reser's American Classics Egg Salad, refrigerated product, net wt. 12oz. There are 6 packs per case. | Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. | Product may become spoiled due to temperature abuse. The temperature abuse was the result of a malfunctioning refrigeration unit on trailer #184. | Class II |
| 2024-09-11 | Item 71117.14378, Baked Scalloped Potatoes Special Request, refrigerated product, net wt. 2.5lb. There are 8 packs per case. | Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. | Product may become spoiled due to temperature abuse. The temperature abuse was the result of a malfunctioning refrigeration unit on trailer #184. | Class II |
| 2024-09-11 | Item 71117.14446, Potatoes Creamy Deluxe Special Request, refrigerated product, net wt. 5lb. There are 4 packs per case. | Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. | Product may become spoiled due to temperature abuse. The temperature abuse was the result of a malfunctioning refrigeration unit on trailer #184. | Class II |
Other cheese recalls for the same reason
These are the closest records in the corpus: the same kind of food, recalled for a hazard this record also names. Unlike the firm’s own records below, they come from different companies, which is what makes them a pattern rather than a history.
| Reported | Product | Firm | Reason | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-13 | Velveeta Slices Sharp Cheddar, 16 ct., NET WT 12 OZ (340g), packaged in plastic/cardboard, UPC: 021000044894 | Dollar General Corporation | Temperature abuse due to temperature excursion in one shipping trailer | Class II |
| 2025-08-13 | Clover Valley Shredded Parmesan Cheese, NET WT 6 OZ (170g), packaged in a plastic bag, UPC: 071505950428 | Dollar General Corporation | Temperature abuse due to temperature excursion in one shipping trailer | Class II |
| 2024-09-11 | Item 71117.02123, Reser's American Classics Macaroni & Cheese, refrigerated product, net wt. 12oz. There are 6 packs per case. | Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. | Product may become spoiled due to temperature abuse. The temperature abuse was the result of a malfunctioning refrigeration unit on trailer #184. | Class II |
| 2024-02-14 | GRANDE SOPRAFFINA RICOTTA 1/30# SUPC/ITEM # 19536 | Greco Sidari | The food was not held at an appropriate temperature. The holding temperature could affect spoilage and potentially support pathogen growth. | Class II |
| 2024-02-14 | AURICCHIO IMP SHARP PROV CHEESE 1/17# SUPC/ITEM # 197110 | Greco Sidari | The food was not held at an appropriate temperature. The holding temperature could affect spoilage and potentially support pathogen growth. | Class II |
| 2024-02-14 | PRESIDENT GOAT CHEESE 3/1KG SUPC/ITEM # 6159 | Greco Sidari | The food was not held at an appropriate temperature. The holding temperature could affect spoilage and potentially support pathogen growth. | Class II |
| 2024-02-14 | SOPRA RICOTTA AMALFI 4/5# SUPC/ITEM # 193650 | Greco Sidari | The food was not held at an appropriate temperature. The holding temperature could affect spoilage and potentially support pathogen growth. | Class II |
| 2024-02-14 | GRANDE RICOTTA SOPRAFFINA GRANDE 1/3# SUPC/ITEM # 195351 | Greco Sidari | The food was not held at an appropriate temperature. The holding temperature could affect spoilage and potentially support pathogen growth. | Class II |
Other records from Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
The FDA opens one enforcement record per product code, so several of these are frequently one recall event. 283 other records name this firm.
All 284 records for Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
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