Food Safety Alert: Ham salad products recalled due to Listeria concerns

Certain ready-to-eat ham salad products are now being recalled. They contain Newly Weds’ Foods breadcrumb products, which are involved in a national recall. The breadcrumbs are potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. All of the products were distributed nationwide and may have been sold in Mesa County. To date, no illnesses have been reported in connection to these products.

Description of recalled products

• 12-oz. printed plastic tubs containing “RESER’S FINE FOODS Ham Salad” with sell by dates of 09/01/25.
• 5-lb. clear plastic tubs containing “Molly’s Kitchen Ham Salad” with sell by dates of 08/31/25.

What consumers should do

• Consumers should check their refrigerators and freezers for the recalled products and throw them out or return them to the store for a refund.
• Visit the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s website for more information.
• Contact a doctor if you have concerns after eating the recalled products.
• Contact the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-674-6854 or MPHotline@usda.gov with questions about the recall.

Listeria description and treatment

• Eating food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis. This can cause a serious infection in young children, older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns.
• Symptoms of listeriosis include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and gastrointestinal symptoms.
• In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. 
• Serious and sometimes fatal infections are possible in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems. 
• Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics. Persons in the higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care.

MCPH role in food recalls

There are systems in place to make sure the food people buy and eat is safe. When Mesa County Public Health (MCPH) has been made aware of a product being recalled that could have been distributed in Mesa County, MCPH shares the information so it reaches as many community members as possible.