The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0499-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Potato Salad for Listeria Contamination

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific varieties of Weis and Marsh Amish 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 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 recall includes specific product codes for Weis Amish Potato Salad and Marsh Amish Potato Salad in 12/16 oz, 4/3 lb, and 2/5 lb sizes.

The products are being recalled because they 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 should check their pantries for the specific product codes listed in the official recall notice. If they possess these items, they should stop using them and follow the instructions provided by the recalling firm or the FDA.

The recalled product

Product
Weis Amish Potato Salad, Product Code 0 41497 05845 7,12/16 oz; Weis Amish Potato Salad Product Code 0 41497 05901 0, 4/3 lb; Weis Amish Potato Salad Product Code 0 11596 51103 0, 2/5 lb.; Marsh Amish Potato Salad, Product Code 0 11596 51009 5, 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 (4)

  • 0 41497 05845 7 = 10/30/2013 - 11/18/2013
  • 0 41497 05901 0 = 10/31/2013 - 11/19/2013
  • 0 11596 51103 0 = 10/31/2013 - 11/19/2013.
  • 0 11596 51009 5 = 11/6/2013 - 11/14/2013

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 →

Related recalls

Same manufacturer · Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.

See all →

Same hazard · listeria

See all →

Similar recalls