The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0473-2014·Announced 2013-12-18

Garden-Fresh Recalls Ready-to-Eat Salads and Dips 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

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness in the source text, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria.

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 is being conducted because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The specific product identified in the recall notice is Garden-Fresh Gourmet Dill Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 55137 1, 2/5 lb., with Product Code 5137 and a code date of 10/4/2013. The recall covers 94,346 total cases for all varieties. The products were distributed nationwide.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and check with their retailer or the recalling firm for instructions on how to dispose of or return the items. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh Gourmet Dill Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 55137 1, 2/5 lb., Product Code 5137. 10/4/2013
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 5137=. 10/4/2013

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.

See all 63 products in this recall →