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Molly's Kitchen California Style Pasta Salad

Pasta salad may actually contain chicken salad with undeclared egg and milk allergens.

Summary by Recall Canary from the FSIS notice

What happened

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc., a Halifax, N.C. establishment, is recalling approximately 5,300 pounds of a ready-to-eat product labeled as pasta salad due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced on June 25, 2026.

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. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of this product.

The RTE product labeled as pasta salad that may contain chicken salad was produced on June 11, 2026. The recalled product is 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.

This item was shipped to distributors in Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, New Jersey, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia for further distribution to foodservice locations. The problem was discovered when the establishment notified FSIS that they mislabeled RTE chicken salad products as RTE pasta salad products.

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What to do

If a code on your package is listed below:

  1. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them.
  2. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
  3. Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Reser’s Fine Foods, Inc., Consumer Affairs at 888-223-2127 or consumeraffairs@resers.com.

Is yours affected?

Match the list below, then check the codes the FSIS notice also names.

  1. Molly's Kitchen California Style Pasta Salad

    Use-by date
    JUL/16/26 430

From the FSIS notice

The product subject to recall bears establishment number “P-00874” printed on the side of the plastic tub.

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.

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Recall details

Recalled
Sold in
7 states
Company
Reser's Fine Foods
Hazard
Undeclared milk
Risk

High risk

There is a reasonable chance that eating it could cause serious health problems or death.

USDA Class I recall · How risk is rated

Recall ID
009-2026
Contact
Reser’s Fine Foods, Inc., Consumer Affairs, 888-223-2127, consumeraffairs@resers.com, Reser’s Fine Foods, Inc., Raquel Tadlock, Publicity Associate, 619-234-0345, Resers@HavasFormula.com
Processing category
Fully Cooked - Not Shelf Stable

Timeline

  1. Announced by USDA FSIS

  2. Listed on Recall Canary

  3. Summary updated

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Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 2, 2026 · primary source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (opens in a new tab)