The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0886-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Cut Vegetables and Salads 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.

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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4. Additionally, the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, in ready-to-eat foods typically warrants the highest severity rating due to the potential for serious health consequences.

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 recall includes products manufactured prior to November 6, 2013. Specific items identified in the recall notice include Garden-Fresh Cabbage Shredded with Carrot and Martin's Cabbage Shredded with Carrot.

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 for the specific brands and code dates listed in the official recall notice. If the products are found, consumers should not consume them and should contact the recalling firm or retailer for a refund or replacement.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh, Cabbage Shredded with Carrot 1/8", 4/5 lb., 0 11596 50105 5, 10/30/2013 ; Martin's, Cabbage Shredded with Carrot 1/8", 2/4 lb., 0 11596 50112 3 , 11/13/2013 - 11/20/2013
Manufacturer
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Cut Vegetables / 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 (4)

  • 0 11596 50105 5
  • 10/30/2013
  • 0 11596 50112 3
  • 11/13/2013 - 11/20/2013

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.

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