The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0635-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Strawberry Yogurt Cheesecake Recalled for Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific varieties of Strawberry Yogurt Cheesecake 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling two varieties of ready-to-eat dessert products: Garden-Fresh Strawberry Yogurt Cheesecake Dessert and Lipari Old Tyme Strawberry Yogurt Cheesecake. The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products are sold in 1/5 lb packages. The specific product codes and associated date ranges are: 0 11 11596 55028 8 (10/30/2013 - 11/20/2013) and 0 94776 03303 4 (11/6/2013 - 11/30/2013). The total quantity involved is 1,159,754.46 pounds.

These products were distributed in California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific product codes and date ranges. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh Strawberry Yogurt Cheesecake Dessert, Product Code 0 11 11596 55028 8, 1/5 lb; Lipari Old Tyme Strawberry Yogurt Cheesecake, Product Code 0 94776 03303 4, 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 (2)

  • 0 11 11596 55028 8 = 10/30/2013 - 11/20/2013
  • 0 94776 03303 4= 11/6/2013 - 11/30/2013

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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