The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0487-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Recalls Potato Salad Products Due to Listeria Contamination 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 multiple brands, including Garden-Fresh, Market Pantry, and Spartan. The specific products involved include various sizes of American Potato Salad and Large Diced American Potato Salad.

The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected items were distributed in California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific product codes and dates listed in the official recall notice. If the products are found, consumers should discard them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh American Potato Salad, Product Code 0 11596 51010 1, 2/5 lb.; Garden-Fresh American Potato Salad, Product Code 0 11596 14015 5, 12/16 oz.; Garden-Fresh American Potato Salad, Product Code 0 11596 24200 2, 7 8/2 lb. ; Garden-Fresh American Potato Salad…
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 (8)

  • 0 11596 51010 1 = 10/31/2013 - 11/20/2013
  • . 0 11596 14015 5 = 11/8/2013-11/15/2013
  • 0 11596 24200 2 = 11/1/2013 - 11/18/2013
  • 0 11596 34310 5 = 11/6/2013 -11/20/2013
  • 0 11596 91018 5 = 10/31/2013 - 11/8/2013
  • 0 85239 24102 8 = 10/30/2013
  • 0 85239 24107 3 = 10/30/2013
  • 0 11213 90320 0 = 10/30/2013 - 11/20/2013

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.

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