The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0569-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Recalls Reduced Fat Cole Slaw Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific varieties of reduced fat cole slaw 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 source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which corresponds to a Critical severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling various ready-to-eat salads, slaw, and dip products sold under the Garden-Fresh and Market Pantry brands. The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The specific products affected include Garden-Fresh Reduced Fat Cole Slaw (1/5 lb and 4/5 lb) and Market Pantry Reduced Fat Cole Slaw (6/15 oz). The recall covers a total of 1,159,754.46 pounds of product. Distribution was limited to California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Consumers should check their pantries for the specific product codes listed in the official recall notice. If they possess these items, they should stop consuming them and return them to the place of purchase or dispose of them safely.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh Reduced Fat Cole Slaw, Product Code 0 11596 53202 8, 1/5 lb Garden-Fresh Reduced Fat Cole Slaw, Product Code 0 11596 53500 5, 4/5 lb; Market Pantry Reduced Fat Cole Slaw, Product Code 0 85239 20117 6, 6/15 oz;
Manufacturer
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
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 (3)

  • 0 11596 53202 8 = 11/9/2013 - 11/30/2013
  • 0 11596 53500 5 = 11/15/2013 - 11/30/2013
  • 0 85239 20117 6= 10/31/2013 - 11/3/2013

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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