Garden-Fresh Recalls Creamy Cole Slaw Dressing Due to Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Creamy Cole Slaw Dressing and other ready-to-eat products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. Per the rubric, FDA Class II recalls involving high-risk pathogens or significant injury reports are classified as Severe.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling various ready-to-eat salads, slaw, and dip products sold under various brands and codes. The specific product identified in the recall notice is Garden-Fresh Creamy Cole Slaw Dressing, 4/2 lb. The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recall covers 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. The code information provided indicates a production or distribution period from November 8, 2013, to December 14, 2013.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific items listed in the recall. If they possess the recalled products, they should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class II recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
The recalled product
- Product
- Garden-Fresh Creamy Cole Slaw Dressing, 0 11596 43200 7, 4/2 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 43200 7 = 11/8/2013 - 12/14/2013
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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