The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0637-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Recalls Ready-to-Eat Salads and Dips Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various ready-to-eat salads, slaw, and dip products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to 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 recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recall covers products distributed in California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The specific product identified in the recall notice is Garden-Fresh Baked Egg Custard, Product Code 0 11596 07032 2, 6/12 oz, with a total quantity of 1,159,754.46 pounds for all varieties. The code 0 11596 07032 2 corresponds to a date range of 10/30/2013 to 11/20/2013.

Consumers should check their pantries for these products and stop consuming them if they match the description and distribution area. The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh Baked Egg Custard, Product Code 0 11596 07032 2, 6/12 oz
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 07032 2 = 10/30/2013 - 11/20/2013

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 →