Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Ready-to-Eat 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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling various ready-to-eat salads, slaw, and dip products sold under various brands and codes. The recall involves specific Archer Farms and Grandpa's products, including Steakhouse Potato and Potato Salad varieties in 8 oz and 16 oz sizes.
The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The source text does not specify the number of affected units, the distribution scope, or any reported illnesses.
Consumers should check their pantries for the specific products listed in the recall notice. If found, they should discard the products or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Archer Farms Steakhouse Potato, UPC 0 85239 40219 1, 16 oz, Product Code 402191. Archer Farms Steakhouse Potato, UPC 0 85239 40218 4, 8 oz, Product Code 402184. Grandpa's Steakhouse Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 14068 1, 16 oz, Product Code 4068,
- 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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