The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0869-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Recalls Potato Salad Kits Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific Baked Potato Salad Kits 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 I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Garden-Fresh and Marsh Baked Potato Salad Kits. The recall covers 1/5.75 lb. packages with UPCs 0 11596 61071 9 and 0 11596 51083 5, manufactured between November 21, 2013, and December 6, 2013.

The company is taking this action because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves a total of 919,616.31 pounds of product. These items were distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who have these specific products should stop using them and return them to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the company for instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh, Baked Potato Salad Kit, 1/5.75 lb. , 0 11596 61071 9, 11/21/2013 - 12/6/2013; Marsh, Baked Potato Salad Kit, 1/5.75 lb., 0 11596 51083 5, 11/22/2013 - 12/6/2013
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 (4)

  • 0 11596 61071 9
  • 11/21/2013 - 12/6/2013
  • 0 11596 51083 5
  • 11/22/2013 - 12/6/2013

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 →