Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Potato Salad for Listeria Contamination
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Grandpa's Deviled Egg Potato Salad and other ready-to-eat products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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 various brands and codes. The recall includes Grandpa's Deviled Egg Potato Salad in 16 oz, 2/5 lb., and 4/5 lb. varieties. The total quantity involved is 94,346 cases, distributed nationwide.
The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products include specific product codes 4012, 1065, and 1068, with code dates ranging from September 24, 2013, to October 10, 2013.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific UPCs and product codes listed in the recall notice. If found, consumers should discard the products or return them to the place of purchase for a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Grandpa's Deviled Egg Potato Salad , UPC 0 11596 14012 4, 16 oz, Product Code 4012. Grandpa's Deviled Egg Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 51065 1, 2/5 lb., Product Code 1065. Grandpa's Deviled Egg Potato Salad, 0 00 11596 51065 1, 4/5 lb., Product Code 1068.
- 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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