The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0496-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Potato Salads and Slaws 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

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. 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 Grandpas Potato Salad, Weis Original Potato Salad, Spoon River Potato Salad, Dominick's Grandpas Potato Salad, and Family Style Potato Salad. The recall covers specific product codes and quantities totaling 1,159,754.46 pounds across all varieties.

The products are being recalled because they 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 listed in the recall notice. If the products are found, consumers should discard them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Grandpas Potato Salad, Product Code 0 11596 08005 5, 18/3.5oz.; Grandpas Potato Salad, Product Code 0 11596 14027 8, 12/16 oz.; Grandpas Potato Salad, Product Code 0 11596 24227 9, 8/2 lb.; Grandpas Potato Salad, Product Code 0 11596 34326 6, 4/3 lb.; Grandpas Potato Sala
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 (9)

  • 0 11596 08005 5 = 11/5/2013 - 11/19/2013
  • 0 11596 14027 8 = 11/4/2013 - 11/20/2013
  • 0 11596 24227 9 = 11/2/2013
  • 0 11596 34326 6 = 11/5/2013 - 11/20/2013
  • 0 41497 05900 3 = 11/1/2013 - 11/19/2013
  • 0 11596 51102 3 = 11/1/2013 - 11/15/2013
  • 0 11596 51032 3 = 10/31/2013 - 11/20/2013
  • 0 11596 14027 8 =11/6/2013 - 11/18/2013
  • 0 11596 51061 3 =11/1/2013 - 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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