Garden-Fresh Recalls Asiago Pasta Salad Due to Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various ready-to-eat salads, slaw, and dip products, including Asiago Pasta Salad, because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 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 specific products identified in the recall include Garden-Fresh Asiago Pasta Salad, Archer Farms Asiago Pasta Salad, and Dairy Fresh Asiago Pasta Salad. The recall covers a total of 1,159,754.46 pounds of product across all varieties.
The recall is being conducted 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. Specific production dates for the recalled items range from October 30, 2013, to November 20, 2013, depending on the product code.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific brands and product codes listed in the official recall notice. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Garden-Fresh Asiago Pasta Salad, Product Code 0 11596 52069 8, 1/5 lb Archer Farms Asiago Pasta Salad,Product Code 0 85239 02230 6, 6/5 oz Archer Farms Asiago Pasta Salad,Product Code 0 85239 40201 6, 6/14 oz Dairy Fresh Asiago Pasta Salad, Product Code 0 70163 50041 9,
- 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 (2)
- 0 11596 52069 8 = 10/31/2013 - 11/20/2013
- 0 85239 02230 6 = 11/3/2013
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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