The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0480-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Potato Salads Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific ready-to-eat potato salad 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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. 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 minimum severity score of 4 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling various ready-to-eat salads, slaw, and dip products sold under different brands and codes. The recall includes Garden-Fresh Red Potato And Herb Salad (10 lb.) and Dairy Fresh Red Potato & Herb Salad (1/5 lb.).

The products are being recalled because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers a total of 1,159,754.46 pounds of product across all varieties. Distribution was limited to California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their labels for the specific product codes and dates listed in the official recall notice. If the product matches the recalled items, consumers should not consume it and should return it to the place of purchase or dispose of it.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh Red Potato And Herb Salad,Product Code 0 11596 91014 7, 10 lb.; Dairy Fresh Red Potato & Herb Salad,Product Code 0 70163 53370 7, 1/5 lb;
Manufacturer
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard

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 (2)

  • 0 11596 91014 7 = 11/5/2013 - 11/14/2013
  • 0 70163 53370 7 = 10/30/2013 - 11/19/2013

Distribution

Distributed in 10 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 213 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 213 products in this recall →

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