The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0651-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Salads and Dips for Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods 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 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 according to the rubric, as Class I recalls involve a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 issued because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The source text does not specify the exact product names, specific lot codes, or distribution states for this particular recall notice, though the structured metadata indicates a distribution pattern involving CA, IL, IN, MA, MI, MN, MO, OH, PA, and WI. The total quantity involved is listed as 1,159,754.46 pounds for all varieties.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for any items matching the description and stop consuming them immediately. For more specific details on affected brands and codes, consumers should refer to the official FDA recall notice or contact the recalling firm directly.

The recalled product

Product
Finest Traditions Cookies & Creme Dessert, Product Code 10 733147 00022 6, 1/8 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)

  • 10 733147 00022 6 = 11/4/2013

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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