Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Market Pantry Coleslaw Due to Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Market Pantry Reduced Fat Coleslaw and other ready-to-eat 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 severity score of 5 according to the rubric, regardless of whether specific illnesses are reported in the text.
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 Market Pantry Reduced Fat Coleslaw, 15 oz, with UPC 0 85239 20117 6 and Product Code 201176. The affected products have code dates ranging from September 30, 2013, to October 18, 2013.
The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The source text indicates that 94,346 total cases were distributed nationwide for all varieties involved in this recall.
Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and code dates. If found, they should discard the products or return them to the place of purchase. The source text does not specify additional consumer instructions beyond the standard recall protocol.
The recalled product
- Product
- Market Pantry Reduced Fat Coleslaw, UPC 0 85239 20117 6 15 oz, Product Code 201176.
- Manufacturer
- Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-Eat Salads
- 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 9/30/2013 - 10/18/2013
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.
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