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CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0891-2014·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, and dips 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score.

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 affected products were manufactured prior to November 6, 2013. The recall is being conducted because these items may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recall includes specific products such as Garden-Fresh Carrot Shredded, Wong's Wok Carrot Shredded, Garden-Fresh Carrot Sticks, Garden-Fresh Carrots Diced, and Vanee Carrots diced. The total quantity involved is 919,616.31 pounds. These products were distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Consumers should check their pantries for these products and verify the specific code dates and brand names listed in the official recall notice. If the products are found, consumers should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. The recall is classified as Class I by the FDA, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh, Carrot Shredded 1/8" 4/5 lb., 0 11596 50274 8, 10/28/2013 - 11/6/2013; Wong's Wok, Carrot Shredded 3", 1/5 lb., 0 11596 00270 5, 10/29/2013; Garden-Fresh, Carrot Sticks,2/5 lb. , 0 11596 50259 5, 11/4/2013; Garden-Fresh,Carrot Sticks 3.5" , 1/5 lb., 0 11596 50
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 (14)

  • 0 11596 50274 8
  • 10/28/2013 - 11/6/2013
  • 0 11596 00270 5
  • 10/29/2013
  • 0 11596 50259 5
  • 11/4/2013
  • 0 11596 50260 1
  • 11596 50252 6
  • 10/30/2013 - 11/5/2013
  • 0 11596 50253 3
  • 11/5/2013
  • 11/11/2013
  • 0 11596 50270 0
  • 10/28/2013

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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