The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0596-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Recalls Deviled Egg Salad Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Deviled Egg Salad and other ready-to-eat 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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I. According to the severity rubric, an FDA Class I recall mandates a score of 5 (Critical).

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 specific product identified in the recall notice is Garden-Fresh Deviled Egg Salad, Product Code 0 11596 52122, 1/5 lb. The total quantity involved is 1,159,754.46 pounds for all varieties.

The recall is being issued because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The products were distributed in California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The code information indicates a date range of 11/6/2013 to 11/13/2013.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries and refrigerators. If they possess the recalled items, they should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this as a Class I recall.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh Deviled Egg Salad, Product Code 0 11596 52122, 1/5 lb;
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 (1)

  • 0 11596 52122 0 = 11/6/2013 - 11/13/2013

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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