The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0614-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Recalls Seafood Kits Due to Listeria Contamination Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific ready-to-eat seafood kits 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 mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Garden-Fresh Fantastic Seafood Kits, Product Code 0 11596, 2/5 lb. 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. The specific code information provided is 0 11596 95104 1, corresponding to dates of 11/4/2013 - 11/5/2013.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and return them to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh Fantastic Seafood Kit, Product Code 0 11596, 2/5 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)

  • 0 11596 95104 1 = 11/4/2013 - 11/5/2013

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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