Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Ready-to-Eat Salads Due to Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling various ready-to-eat salads, slaw, and dip 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 states the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, which is a high-risk pathogen. Additionally, the agency classification is FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling various ready-to-eat salads, slaw, and dip products sold under various brands and codes. The recall affects approximately 1,159,754.46 total pounds of product across all varieties.
The products are being recalled because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected items include Apple Salad Base (Product Code 0 11596 25057 1, 1/2.5lb) and Finest Traditions Apple Salad Base (10 733147 11020 8, 1/5 lb).
The recalled products were distributed in California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Products with code 0 11596 25057 1 were produced between October 30, 2013, and November 20, 2013. Products with code 10 733147 11020 8 were produced between November 4, 2013, and November 11, 2013.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their product codes and dates against the information provided. If the product is part of the recall, it should not be consumed.
The recalled product
- Product
- Apple Salad Base, Product Code 0 11596 25057 1,1/2.5lb; Finest Traditions Apple Salad Base, 10 733147 11020 8, 1/5 lb
- Manufacturer
- Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
- 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)
- 0 11596 25057 1 = 10/30/2013 - 11/20/2013
- 10 733147 11020 8 = 11/4/2013 - 11/11/2013
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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