Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Mock Crab Salad Due to Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Finest Traditions Mock Crab 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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. 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.
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 products identified include Finest Traditions Mock Crab Salad in 6/16 oz and 1/8 lb varieties. The total quantity involved is 1,159,754.46 pounds across all varieties.
The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products were distributed in California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Specific code dates for the recalled items range from October 30, 2013, to November 20, 2013.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific brands and codes listed in the official recall notice. If found, consumers should discard the products or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Finest Traditions Mock Crab Salad, 7 33147 00027 4, 6/16 oz Finest Traditions Mock Crab Salad, 10 733147 10287 6,,1/8 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 (2)
- 7 33147 00027 4=10/30/2013 - 11/20/2013
- 10 733147 10287 6= 11/4/2013 - 11/20/2013
Distribution
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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