The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0661-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Bacon Parmesan Dip Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific varieties of Bacon Parmesan Dip 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 minimum severity score of 4 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling Grandpa's Bacon Parmesan Dip (Product Code 5904) and Archer Farms Bacon Parmesan Dip (Product Code 0 85239 99017 9). The recall covers 1/5 lb. and 6/11 oz. packages of these ready-to-eat dip products.

The products are being recalled because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall includes a total of 1,159,754.46 pounds of product across all varieties. The affected products were distributed in California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who have purchased these specific products should check their pantries for the listed product codes and dates. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Grandpa's Bacon Parmesan Dip, Product Code 5904, 1/5 lb.; Archer Farms Bacon Parmesan Dip, Product Code 0 85239 99017 9, 6/11 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 (2)

  • 5904 = 11/12/2013
  • 0 85239 99017 9 =11/8/2013 - 11/16/2013

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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