The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0652-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Cheesecake Delight Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Our Own Cheesecake Delight 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, 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 the Our Own Cheesecake Delight variety, because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves 1,159,754.46 total pounds of product across all varieties. The affected product code is 0 11596 85066 5, which corresponds to a production period from October 31, 2013, to November 18, 2013.

The recalled products were distributed in California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The agency 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.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific product code and date range. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Our Own Cheesecake Delight , Product Code 0 11596 85066 5, 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)

  • 0 11596 85066 5 = 10/31/2013 - 11/18/2013

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 →