Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Macaroni Salads Due to Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various ready-to-eat salads, slaw, and dip products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling various ready-to-eat salads, slaw, and dip products sold under multiple brand names. The recall includes specific varieties of macaroni salad, such as Market Pantry, Weis Original, Spartan, Grandpa's, Finest Traditions, Dairy Fresh, Family Style, Garden-Fresh, and Spoon River Signature.
The products are being recalled because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected items include 16 oz, 3 lb, and 2/5 lb packages. The total quantity involved is 94,346 cases across all varieties. The products were distributed nationwide.
Consumers should check their pantries for the specific UPCs and product codes listed in the official recall notice. If you have these products, you should not consume them. For more information, refer to the FDA recall notice F-0415-2014.
The recalled product
- Product
- Market Pantry Macaroni Salad, UPC 0 85239 24105 9, 16 oz, Product Code 24105. Weis Original Macaroni Salad, UPC 0 41497 05839 6, 16 oz, Product Code 5839. Spartan Macaroni Salad, UPC 0 11213 90321 7, 16 oz, Product Code 4073. Grandpa's Macaroni Salad, UPC 0 11596 14066 7, 16 oz…
- Manufacturer
- Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-Eat Salads
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 94,346
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 63 recalled by Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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