Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Potato Salads and Slaws for 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 minimum score of 4, and the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods is a high-risk pathogen often associated with severe outcomes, fitting the Critical criteria for high-risk pathogens.
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 includes specific varieties of Grandpa's Potato Salad, Marsh Signature Potato Salad, Family Style Potato Salad, and Spoon River Potato Salad in multiple sizes and with specific UPCs and product codes.
The products are being recalled because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers 94,346 total cases across all varieties. The distribution pattern is nationwide.
Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and dispose of them if found. The source text does not provide specific instructions on disposal methods or contact information for the manufacturer.
The recalled product
- Product
- Grandpa's Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 14027 8, 16 oz, Product Code 4027. Marsh Signature Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 51085 9, 2/5 lb. , Product Code 1085. Family Style Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 51061 3, 2/5 lb., Product Code 1061. Grandpa's Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 24227 9, 2 lb.…
- Manufacturer
- Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- 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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