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CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0568-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Various Ready-to-Eat Salads and Slaw Products

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various ready-to-eat salads, slaw, and dip products because they 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which is the highest severity level indicating a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling various ready-to-eat salads, slaw, and dip products sold under multiple brand names, including Family Style, Grandpas, Market Pantry, Dairy Fresh, Spartan, Marsh's, and Dominick's. The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products include specific varieties of cole slaw identified by product codes and package sizes, such as 5 lb, 3.5 oz, 16 oz, 2 lb, 3 lb, 15 oz, and 44 oz formats. The total quantity involved in the recall is 1,159,754.46 pounds across all varieties. The products were distributed in California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific product codes and dates listed in the official recall notice. If the products are found, consumers should not consume them and should contact the manufacturer or retailer for instructions on disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
Family Style Cole Slaw, Product Code 0 11596 53060 4 , 2/5 lb; Grandpas Cole Slaw, Product Code 0 11596 08006 2, 18/3.5oz; Grandpas Cole Slaw, Product Code 0 11596 14028 5, 12/16 oz; Grandpas Cole Slaw, Product Code 0 11596 24237 8, 8/2 lb; Grandpas Cole Slaw, Product
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 (11)

  • 0 11596 53060 4= 10/30/2013 - 11/4/2013
  • 0 11596 08006 2=11/4/2013 - 11/20/2013
  • 14028 5=10/31/2013 - 11/20/2013 0 11596 24237 8=11/4/2013
  • 0 11596 34325 9=11/4/2013 - 11/18/2013
  • 0 11596 93021 3=10/30/2013 - 11/18/2013
  • 0 85239 24106 6=10/30/2013 - 11/2 2013
  • 0 85239 24114 1 =11/2/2013
  • 0 70163 57363 5= 11/10/2013
  • 0 11213 90322 4= 10/31/2013 - 11/20/2013
  • 0 11596 93021 3 = 11/6/2013 - 11/14/2013
  • 0 11596 14028 5= 11/4/2013 - 11/15/2013

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.

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