The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0495-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Potato Salad Due to Listeria Contamination Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific varieties of Grandpas Red Skin Potato Salad 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which per the rubric mandates a severity score of 5 (Critical) due to the reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling specific varieties of Grandpas Red Skin Potato Salad. The recall involves two product codes: 0 11596 14061 2 (12/16 oz.) and 0 11596 51080 4 (2/5 lb.). The total quantity recalled is 1,159,754.46 pounds across all varieties.

The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products were distributed in California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The production dates for the recalled items range from October 31, 2013, to November 20, 2013.

Consumers who have purchased these specific products should check their pantries for the listed product codes and dates. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. This recall is classified as Class I by the FDA, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Grandpas Red Skin Potato Salad, Product Code 0 11596 14061 2 12/16 oz.; Grandpas Red Skin Potato Salad , Product Code 0 11596 51080 4, 2/5 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 14061 2= 10/31/2013 - 11/18/2013
  • 0 11596 51080 4 = 10/31/2013 - 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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