Garden-Fresh Recalls Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie Mousse for Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie Mousse and other ready-to-eat products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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 metadata explicitly identifies this as an FDA Class I recall, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling various ready-to-eat salads, slaw, and dip products, including Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie Mousse, because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers products sold under various brands and codes.
The affected products were distributed in California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The specific product code 0 11596 55069 5 corresponds to a production date range of November 1, 2013, to November 20, 2013.
Consumers should check their pantries for these products and stop consuming them if found. The recall is being conducted to prevent potential health risks associated with Listeria contamination.
The recalled product
- Product
- Garden-Fresh Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie Mousse, Product Code 0 11596 55069 5, 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 (1)
- 0 11596 55069 5 = 11/1/2013 - 11/20/2013
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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