Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Cut Vegetables and Salads for Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various cut vegetables and ready-to-eat salads manufactured before November 6, 2013, due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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 source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread, and dip products. The recall includes items sold under various brands and code dates that were manufactured prior to November 6, 2013.
The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The specific products identified in the recall notice include Finest Traditions Apple Salad Base and Garden-Fresh Apple Salad Base, both in 1/2.5 lb. packages. The total quantity involved is 919,616.31 pounds.
The affected products were distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and code dates and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Finest Traditions, Apple Salad Base 1/2.5 lb., 10 733147 11020 8 11/27/2013; Garden-Fresh, Apple Salad Base, 1/2.5 lb., 0 11596 25057 1 11/21/2013 - 12/9/2013
- Manufacturer
- Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Cut Vegetables / 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 (2)
- 10 733147 11020 8 11/27/2013
- 0 11596 25057 1 11/21/2013 - 12/9/2013
Distribution
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.
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