The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0508-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Salads and Slaw for Listeria Contamination

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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a 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 is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The specific product identified in the recall notice is Rogges Sliced Extra Sweet American Potato, Product Code 0 11596 51054 5, 2/5 lb. The code 0 11596 51054 5 corresponds to a date of 11/9/2013. The affected products were distributed in California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Consumers should check their pantries for these products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type of recall.

The recalled product

Product
Rogges Sliced Extra Sweet American Potato, Product Code 0 11596 51054 5, 2/5 lb;
Manufacturer
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Ready-to-Eat Salads
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)

  • 0 11596 51054 5 = 11/9/2013

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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