Garden-Fresh Recalls Sour Cream Mac and Cheddar for Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific varieties of Sour Cream Mac & Cheddar 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 source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling specific varieties of ready-to-eat macaroni and cheese products due to a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall includes Dairy Fresh Sour Cream Mac & Cheddar (UPC 0 70163 50043 3, Product Code 410043) and Garden-Fresh Sour Cream Mac & Cheddar (UPC 0 11596 92031 3, Product Code 2031). Both products are 2/5 lb. packages with code dates ranging from 10/1/2013 to 10/10/2013.
The agency has classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. The source text notes that the products are ready-to-eat and may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Consumers who have purchased these specific products should check their pantries for the listed UPCs and product codes. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dairy Fresh Sour Cream Mac & Cheddar, UPC 0 70163 50043 3, 2/5 lb., Product Code 410043. Garden-Fresh Sour Cream Mac & Cheddar, UPC 0 11596 92031 3, 2/5 lb. , Product Code 2031.
- Manufacturer
- Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-Eat
- 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 410043.-= 10/1/2013 - 10/10/2013 2031.= 10/1/2013 - 10/10/2013
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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