Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Blue Cheese Potato Salad for Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Finest Traditions Blue Cheese Potato Salad and other products 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 score of 5 according to the severity rubric.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread, and dip products sold under various brands. The specific product identified in the recall notice is Finest Traditions, Blue Cheese Potato Salad, 1/8 lb., with code dates ranging from 11/11/2013 to 11/25/2013. The recall covers products manufactured prior to November 6, 2013.
The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The total quantity involved is 919,616.31 pounds across all affected products. Distribution was limited to Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific code dates and brands listed in the official recall notice. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Finest Traditions, Blue Cheese Potato Salad, 1/8 lb., 10 733147 10137 4, 11/11/2013 - 11/25/2013
- 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 (2)
- 10 733147 10137 4
- 11/11/2013 - 11/25/2013
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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