The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0492-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Potato Salad Kits 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.

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 various brands and codes. The specific product identified in the recall notice is the Garden-Fresh Steakhouse Potato Salad Kit, Product Code 0 11596 51076 7, 1/10.75lb.

The recall is being conducted because the products 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 pantries for the affected items. The source text does not provide specific instructions on disposal or return, but standard FDA guidance for Listeria recalls typically advises discarding the product or returning it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Garden- Fresh Steakhouse Potato Salad Kit, Product Code 0 11596 51076 7, 1/10.75lb.
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 (1)

  • 10-30-2013

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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