The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0489-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Recalls German 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.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. 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 severity score of at least 4 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods is voluntarily recalling various ready-to-eat salads, slaw, and dip products sold under various brands and codes. The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products include Garden-Fresh German Potato Salad and Grandpas German Potato Salad in various sizes, including 2/5 lb., 12/16 oz., and 4/3 lb. containers. The recall covers a total of 1,159,754.46 pounds of product across all varieties.

The products were distributed in California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific product codes and dates, and should not consume the recalled items.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh German Potato Salad, Product Code 0 11596 91020 8, 2/5 lb.; Garden-Fresh German Potato Salad, Product Code 0 11596 14017 9, 12/16 oz.; Garden-Fresh German Potato Salad, Product Code 0 11596 34319 8, 4/3 lb. Grandpas German Potato Salad, Product Code 0 11596 140
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 (4)

  • 0 11596 91020 8 = 0/31/2013 - 11/20/2013
  • 0 11596 14017 9 = 11/2/2013 - 11/15/2013
  • 0 11596 91023 9 = 11/10/2013 - 11/23/2013
  • 0 11596 14016 2 = 11/2/2013 - 11/28/2013

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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