The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0528-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Recalls Greek Style Pasta Salad Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Greek Style Pasta Salad and other ready-to-eat products 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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily 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 Garden-Fresh Greek Style Pasta Salad, 1/5 lb, with product code 0 11596 52035 3. The recall covers a total of 1,159,754.46 pounds across all affected 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 code dates for the specific pasta salad product range from October 31, 2013, to November 21, 2013.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific product codes and brands listed in the official recall notice. If found, consumers should discard the products or return them to the place of purchase. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in the source text.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh Greek Style Pasta Salad,Product Code 0 11596 52035 3 ,1/5 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 11596 52035 3 = 10/31/2013 - 11/21/2013

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 →

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