Garden-Fresh Recalls Ready-to-Eat Salads and Dips 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 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 score of 4 per the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
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 varieties of Finest Traditions Deluxe Potato Salad, Chef's Kitchen Deluxe Egg Salad, and Garden-Fresh Deluxe Egg Salad. The total quantity involved is 94,346 cases, distributed nationwide.
The products are being recalled because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products include specific UPCs and product codes with code dates ranging from September 23, 2013, to October 3, 2013.
Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase if found.
The recalled product
- Product
- Finest Traditions Deluxe Potato Salad, UPC 7 33147 00007 6, 16 oz, Product Code 38768. Chef's Kitchen Deluxe Egg Salad, UPC 0 11596 52044 5, 1/5 lb., Product Code 2044. Finest Traditions Deluxe Potato Salad, UPC 7 33147 00030 4, 3 lb., Product Code 38768. Garden-Fresh Deluxe Egg…
- 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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