Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Potato 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.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. 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 multiple brands and product codes. The affected items include Finest Traditions Homestyle Potato Salad, Acme Homestyle Potato Salad, Dairy Fresh Homemade Potato Salad, and Our Own Homestyle Potato Salad.
The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers 94,346 total cases across all varieties, which were distributed nationwide. Specific code dates for the affected products range from September 25, 2013, to October 10, 2013.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their labels for the specific UPCs and product codes listed in the recall notice. If the products are found, consumers should not consume them and should contact the retailer or manufacturer for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Finest Traditions Homestyle Potato Salad, UPC 7 33147 00019 9, 16 oz, Product Code 38860. Acme Homestyle Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 91029 1, 2/5 lb. , Product Code 1029. Dairy Fresh Homemade Potato Salad, UPC XXXX, 2/5 lb., Product Code 410055. Finest Traditions Homestyle Potato S
- 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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