The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0463-2014·Announced 2013-12-18

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Potato Salad 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.

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.

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 specific product identified in the recall notice is Grandpa's German Potato Salad, 16 oz, with UPC 0 11596 14016 2 and product code 4016. The recall covers 94,346 total cases for all varieties, with code dates ranging from September 23, 2013, to October 18, 2013.

The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The distribution pattern for the affected products is nationwide.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific items listed in the recall notice. If found, consumers should stop using the products and contact the manufacturer or retailer for a refund or replacement, as per standard recall procedures.

The recalled product

Product
Grandpa's German Potato Salad, 16 oz, UPC 0 11596 14016 2, product code 4016.
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 9/23/2013 -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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