Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Tuna Salad Spread Due to Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Finest Traditions Tuna Salad Spread because it 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 this as an FDA Class I recall, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling Finest Traditions Tuna Salad Spread, 12 oz. jars, because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall includes product with UPC 7 33147 10487 3 6 and product code 38622. The affected code dates are 10/01/2013 and 10/02/2013.
The recall covers 94,346 total cases for all varieties. The product was distributed nationwide. This recall is part of a broader action by Garden-Fresh Foods to recall various ready-to-eat salads, slaw, and dip products sold under various brands and codes due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Consumers should check their pantries for the specific product and code dates listed above. If they have the recalled product, they should stop consuming it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the manufacturer for instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Finest Traditions Tuna Salad Spread, UPC 7 33147 10487 3 6 x 12 oz. Product code 38622.
- Manufacturer
- Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Deli / 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:10/01/2013 - 10/02/2013
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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