The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0432-2014·Announced 2013-12-18

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Ready-to-Eat Salads and Slaw 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.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. 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 severity score of at least 4 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 codes. The affected products include Garden-Fresh Creamy Cole Slaw, Weis Creamy Coleslaw, Copperwood Kitchens Creamy Chopped Cole Slaw, and Garden-Fresh Creamy Shredded Cole Slaw in various sizes.

The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers 94,346 total cases of the affected varieties, which were distributed nationwide.

Consumers should check their pantries for the specific products listed in the recall notice and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh Creamy Cole Slaw, UPC 0 11596 14022 3, 16 oz, Product Code 4022. Weis Creamy Coleslaw, UPC 0 41497 05906 5, 3 lb., Product Code 05906. Weis Creamy Coleslaw, UPC 0 11596 53101 4, 2/5 lb., Product Code 3101. Copperwood Kitchens Creamy Chopped Cole Slaw, UPC 8 11839 010
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.

See all 63 products in this recall →