The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0578-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Ready-to-Eat Salads and Slaws for Listeria Risk

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

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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per 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 conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The specific product identified in the recall notice is Finest Traditions Creamy Country Cole Slaw, 1/8 lb. The distribution pattern for the recalled items includes California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Consumers should check their pantries for the affected products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase. The source text does not specify a total number of affected units, specific lot numbers beyond the code provided, or any reported illnesses.

The recalled product

Product
Finest Traditions Creamy Country Cole Slaw, 10 733147 10140 4, 1/8 lb
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)

  • 10 733147 10140 4 =11/5/2013 - 11/18/2013

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 →