WASHINGTON, June 25, 2026 – Reser’s Fine Foods, Inc., a Halifax, N.C. establishment, is recalling approximately 5,300 pounds of a ready-to-eat (RTE) product labeled as a pasta salad due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product labeled as pasta salad may actually contain chicken salad, which contains egg and milk, known allergens, that are not declared on the product label.
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Identifiers in this source record
5-lb. plastic tub packages of “Molly’s Kitchen California Style Pasta Salad” with “USE BY JUL/16/26 430” printed on the side of the plastic tub.Product & package: Brand, flavor, package size and UPC, when listed. Lot & date: Batch code and the exact best-by, use-by or production date. USDA mark: For meat or poultry, the establishment number when the notice specifies one.
Read the food & drink identification guideWhy this notice was issued
Misbranding; Unreported Allergens
Official action
FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ refrigerators. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
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Read the full official instructionsProduct & source details
- Product
- 5-lb. plastic tub packages of “Molly’s Kitchen California Style Pasta Salad” with “USE BY JUL/16/26 430” printed on the side of the plastic tub.
- Brand or manufacturer
- Reser's Fine Foods
- Source
- USDA FSIS
- Notice type
- Recall
- Source reference
- 009-2026
- Source status
- Closed Recall
- Category
- Food & drink