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CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0860-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Various Salads and Spreads for Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread, and dip products manufactured prior to 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric, regardless of whether specific illnesses are reported in the text.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread, and dip products sold under various brands. The recall includes products manufactured prior to November 6, 2013. Specific items identified in the recall notice include Dairy Fresh Asiago Pasta Salad (1/5 lb., code 0 70163 50041 9, dated 11/26/2013) and Garden-Fresh Asiago Pasta Salad (2/5 lb., code 0 11596 52069 8, dated 11/21/2013 - 12/10/2013). The total quantity involved is 919,616.31 pounds.

The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products were distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries and refrigerators for the specific brands and code dates listed in the recall notice. If the products are found, consumers should discard them or return them to the place of purchase for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Dairy Fresh, Asiago Pasta Salad, 1/5 lb.,0 70163 50041 9, 11/26/2013; Garden-Fresh, Asiago Pasta Salad, 2/5 lb., 0 11596 52069 8, 11/21/2013 - 12/10/2013
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)

  • 0 70163 50041 9 = 11/26/2013
  • 0 11596 52069 8 = 11/21/2013 - 12/10/2013

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 →