Garden-Fresh Recalls Ready-to-Eat Salads 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.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 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 various brands and codes. The recall is being issued because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The specific product identified in the recall notice is Garden-Fresh Minestrone Salad, Product Code 0 11596 52085 8, 1/5 lb. The distribution pattern for the recalled items includes California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The product codes associated with the recall correspond to dates between October 29, 2013, and November 20, 2013.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific brands and codes listed in the official recall notice. If found, consumers should not consume the products and should contact the retailer or manufacturer for a refund or replacement.
The recalled product
- Product
- Garden-Fresh Minestrone Salad, Product Code 0 11596 52085 8, 1/5 lb
- 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 (1)
- 0 11596 52085 8 = 10/29/2013 - 11/20/2013
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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