The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0677-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Salsa and Salads Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling various ready-to-eat salads, slaw, dip, and salsa 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 FDA classified this as a Class I recall due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, which meets the rubric criterion for severe risk of serious health consequences or death associated with FDA Class I classifications.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling various ready-to-eat salads, slaw, dip products, and Grandpas Roasted Corn & Black Bean Salsa sold under various brands and codes. The recall affects approximately 1,159,754.46 total pounds of product across all varieties.

The company is taking this action because the affected products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this recall as a Class I event, indicating a high risk of serious adverse health consequences or death.

Products were distributed in California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Specific code information indicates that Grandpas Roasted Corn & Black Bean Salsa with code 5915 was produced between November 2, 2013, and November 20, 2013.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their labels for the specific brand names and codes associated with the recall. If you have any of the affected items, do not consume them. Contact Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. for more information or return the product for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Grandpas Roasted Corn & Black Bean Salsa, 5915 11/2/2013 - 11/20/2013 12 1/5 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)

  • 5915 = 11/2/2013 - 11/20/2013

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 →