The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0574-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Recalls Ready-to-Eat Salads and Slaws 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 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 per the rubric mandates a score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors.

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 conducted because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The specific product identified in the recall notice is Garden-Fresh Cranberry Walnut Red Cabbage Slaw, Product Code 0 11596 83028 5, in 1/8.25lb packages. The total quantity involved is 1,159,754.46 pounds for all varieties. The products were distributed in California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Consumers should check their refrigerators for these products and dispose of them or return them to the store of purchase. The source text does not specify a particular action for consumers beyond the standard recall protocol, nor does it report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh Cranberry Walnut Red Cabbage Slaw, Product Code 0 11596 83028 5, 1/8.25lb
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 83028 5 =10/30/2013 - 11/20/2013

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.

See all 213 products in this recall →

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