The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0685-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Recalls Salads and Dips for Listeria Contamination Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling ready-to-eat salads, slaw, and dips because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class II, and the hazard involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen associated with severe health outcomes, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling various ready-to-eat salads, slaw, and dip products sold under different brands and codes. The recall is being issued because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products include items such as Martins White French Dressing, with a total quantity of 1,159,754.46 pounds across all varieties. The distribution pattern includes California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific brands and codes listed in the recall notice. If the products are found, they should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Martins White French Dressing , Product Code 0 11596 55350 4, 4/2 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 55350 4 = 11/1/2013 - 11/15/2013

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 →