The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0855-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Potato Salads Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific Amish Potato Salad products sold under Marsh and Weis brands 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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source metadata explicitly identifies this as an FDA Class I recall, which the rubric defines as Critical (Score 5). Additionally, the hazard involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread, and dip products manufactured prior to November 6, 2013. The recall includes specific lots of Marsh and Weis brand Amish Potato Salad. The products are being recalled because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products were distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The total quantity involved is 919,616.31 pounds across all products. Specific code dates and UPCs for the recalled items are listed in the structured product information.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific brands, sizes, and code dates listed in the recall notice. If they have the affected products, they should discard them or return them to the place of purchase for a refund. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Marsh, Amish Potato Salad, 2/5 lb., 0 11596 51009 5, 11/21/2013 - 11/30/2013; Weis, Amish Potato Salad, 12/16 oz, 0 41497 05845 7, 0 0041497 05845 7, 11/21/2013 - 12/3/2013; Weis,Amish Potato Salad, 4/3 lb.,0 41497 05901 0, 0 00 41497 05901 0, 11/21/2013 - 11/28/2013…
Manufacturer
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Ready-to-Eat Salads
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 (10)

  • 0 11596 51009 5
  • 11/21/2013 - 11/30/2013
  • 0 41497 05845 7
  • 0 0041497 05845 7
  • 11/21/2013 - 12/3/2013
  • 0 41497 05901 0
  • 0 00 41497 05901 0
  • 11/21/2013 - 11/28/2013
  • 0 11596 51103 0
  • 11/21/2013 - 11/29/2013

Distribution

Distributed in 8 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 255 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 255 products in this recall →

Related recalls

Same manufacturer · Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.

See all →

Same hazard · listeria

See all →

Similar recalls