Garden-Fresh Recalls Ready-to-Eat Salads Due to Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various ready-to-eat salads, slaw, and dip 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 according to the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling various ready-to-eat salads, slaw, and dip products sold under multiple brands and product codes. The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products include Garden-Fresh Deluxe Blt Pasta Salad, Finest Traditions Deluxe Blt Pasta Salad, and Dairy Fresh Deluxe Blt Pasta Salad. Specific product codes and dates are listed in the official recall notice. The total quantity involved is 1,159,754.46 pounds across all varieties.
These products were distributed in California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and codes. If found, they should discard the products or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Garden-Fresh Deluxe Blt Pasta Salad,Product Code 0 11596 52039 1, 1/5 lb Finest Traditions Deluxe Blt Pasta Salad, Product Code 10 733147 10770 3 ,1/8 lb Dairy Fresh Deluxe Blt Pasta Salad, 0 70163 50074 7 11/5/2013 1/5 lb
- Manufacturer
- Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
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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