The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0579-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Ready-to-Eat Salads and Slaw 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.

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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which corresponds to a Critical severity score per the rubric.

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 affected products include Finest Traditions Homemade-Style Cole Slaw in 6/16 oz and 1/8 lb varieties. The total quantity involved is 1,159,754.46 pounds. The products were distributed in California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and codes. If found, they should not consume the products and should follow instructions from the recalling firm or the FDA regarding disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
Finest Traditions Homemade-Style Cole Slaw, 7 33147 00025 0, 6/16 oz; Finest Traditions Homemade-Style Cole Slaw, 10 733147 10170 1, 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 (2)

  • 7 33147 00025 0= 10/30/2013 - 11/11/2013
  • 10 733147 10170 1 =10/30/2013 - 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 →