Garden-Fresh Recalls Potato Salad Kits Due to Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific Baked Potato Salad Kits 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling specific varieties of Baked Potato Salad Kits. The affected products include the Garden-Fresh Baked Potato Salad Kit (Product Code 0 11596 61071 9) and the Marsh Baked Potato Salad Kit (Product Code 0 11596 51083 5). Both products are 1/5.75 lb. packages with use-by dates ranging from October 30, 2013, to November 20, 2013.
The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. A total of 1,159,754.46 pounds of these products were distributed. The affected items were sold in California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Consumers who have these products in their possession should stop using them immediately. They should check their pantries for the specific product codes and dates listed above. If found, consumers should discard the products or return them to the place of purchase for a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Garden-Fresh Baked Potato Salad Kit , Product Code 0 11596 61071 9, 1/5.75lb.; Marsh Baked Potato Salad Kit, Product Code 0 11596 51083 5, 1/5.75 lb.
- Manufacturer
- Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-Eat Salads
- Hazard
Distribution
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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