Garden-Fresh Recalls Market Pantry Macaroni Salad Due to Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Market Pantry Reduced Fat Macaroni Salad because it 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 the agency classification as 'Class I'. According to the severity rubric, an FDA Class I recall mandates a score of 5 (Critical), as it indicates a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling Market Pantry Reduced Fat Macaroni Salad, Product Code 0 85239 20118 3, 6/16 oz. The recall covers 1,159,754.46 total pounds of the product. The affected items were distributed in California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
The recall is being conducted because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The source text indicates that Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various ready-to-eat salads, slaw, and dip products sold under various brands and codes for this reason. The specific product code 0 85239 20118 3 corresponds to dates of 10/31/2013 through 11/2/2013.
Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product code and date range. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, 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
- Market Pantry Reduced Fat Macaroni Salad, Product Code 0 85239 20118 3, 6/16 oz.
- 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 (1)
- 0 85239 20118 3 =10/31/2013 - 11/2/2013
Distribution
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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