The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0624-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Recalls Tomato Mozzarella Salad Kits Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Tomato Mozzarella Salad Kits 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 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling Garden-Fresh Tomato Mozzarella Salad Kits, Product Code 0 11596 55163 0, 1/5 lb. The recall covers 1,159,754.46 total pounds of the product. The affected units were distributed in California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The source text indicates that this recall involves various ready-to-eat salads, slaw, and dip products sold under various brands and codes.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific product code and date range of 11/1/2013 to 11/9/2013. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh Tomato Mozzarella Salad Kit, Product Code 0 11596 55163 0, 1/5 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 55163 0 = 11/1/2013 - 11/9/2013

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 →