The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0429-2014·Announced 2013-12-18

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Coleslaw and 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 source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which corresponds to a Critical severity score per 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 recall is being conducted because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products include Market Pantry Coleslaw, Spartan Cole Slaw, Family Style Cole Slaw, and Grandpa's Cole Slaw in various sizes. The recall covers 94,346 total cases of these items, which were distributed nationwide.

Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and codes. If found, they should not consume the products and should follow the instructions provided by the recalling firm or the FDA regarding disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
Market Pantry Coleslaw, UPC 0 85239 24106 6, 15 oz, Product Code 24106. Spartan Cole Slaw, UPC 0 11213 90322 4, 16 oz, Product Code 4072. Market Pantry Coleslaw, UPC 0 85239 24114 1, 44 oz., Product Code 24114. Family Style Cole Slaw, UPC 0 11596 53060 4, 2/5 lb., Product Code 30
Hazard
Affected units
94,346

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • Code Date 24106 = 10/1/2013 - 10/13/2013

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.

See all 63 products in this recall →