The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0509-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Potato Salad Due to Listeria Contamination 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 source metadata explicitly identifies this as an FDA Class I recall, which corresponds to a Critical 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 Dairy Fresh Potato Salad With Egg, Product Code 0 70163 89085 5, 2/5 lb. The recall covers 1,159,754.46 total pounds for all varieties.

The recall is being issued 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 product code 0 70163 89085 5 corresponds to production dates between November 5, 2013, and November 18, 2013.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific product codes and dates 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
Dairy Fresh Potato Salad With Egg, Product Code 0 70163 89085 5, 2/5 lb;
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 70163 89085 5 = 11/5/2013 - 11/18/2013

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 →