The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Class I recall for multiple Gyro meal kits produced by Reser’s Fine Foods, Inc. due to the potential risk of Salmonella contamination.
The affected products, distributed by Fresh Creative Foods, are sold in various states and may pose serious health risks to consumers.
Class I recalls are the most serious type of recall, indicating that the use of or exposure to the implicated products could result in severe adverse health consequences or death.
Product Details
The following products are involved in the recall:
1. Beef & Lamb Gyro Sandwich Express Meal Kit
- Description: 31.8oz kit with 6 pitas, gyro meat, tzatziki sauce (3oz cups), fire feta sauce, and feta cheese crumbles.
- UPC: 0 13454 38313 1
- Risk Level: Class I
- Use by Dates: 12/24/2024, 12/25/2024, 12/28/2024, 1/2/2025, 1/6/2025
- Quantity: 5,271 cases
- Reason for Recall: Salmonella contamination due to cucumber in the tzatziki sauce.
2. Gyro Kit With Trays (FCF Item 404884)
- Description: 5.25lb trays containing 8 bags of traditional pita bread, 2 bags of gyro slices, 2 sleeves of tzatziki sauce, and fire feta sauce.
- UPC: 0 13454 38155
- Risk Level: Class I
- Use by Dates: 12/29/2024, 12/31/2024, 1/1/2025, 1/2/2025, 1/7/2025
- Quantity: 705 cases
- Reason for Recall: Salmonella contamination due to cucumber in the tzatziki sauce.
3. Gyro Kit No Trays (FCF Item 404885)
- Description: 5.25lb boxes containing pita bread, gyro slices, tzatziki sauce, and fire feta sauce.
- UPC: 0 13454 38158
- Risk Level: Class I
- Use by Date: 1/2/2025 (Batch B1842582)
- Quantity: 30 cases
- Reason for Recall: Salmonella contamination due to cucumber in the tzatziki sauce.
The recall was initiated voluntarily by Reser’s Fine Foods on December 6, 2024, and the FDA classified the recall on December 31, 2024.
The products were distributed in 19 states including Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.
As contained in the initial release, Fresh Creative Foods is no longer using cucumbers from Reser’s Fine Foods.
Consumers are urged to immediately dispose of or return the affected products to the place of purchase for a full refund.
According to the FDA, Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
Illness usually occurs within 12 to 72 hours after eating food that is contaminated with Salmonella, and the symptoms usually last four to seven days.
Symptoms include diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps.
Children younger than five, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems are more likely to have severe infections.
Individuals experiencing these symptoms after consuming the recalled products should seek medical attention.
For further information or to confirm whether their product is affected, consumers can contact Reser’s Fine Foods directly or visit the FDA’s website.