The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0892-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Recalls Cut Vegetables and Salads Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various cut vegetables, salads, and dips manufactured before 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread, and dip products. The recall includes items sold under various brands and code dates that were manufactured prior to November 6, 2013. The specific products involved include diced celery, sliced celery, and celery sticks in multiple package sizes.

The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This bacterium can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

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 products are found, consumers should discard them or return them to the place of purchase for a refund. The recall covers a total of 919,616.31 pounds of product distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh, Celery Diced 1/2", 2/5 lb., 0 11596 50211 3, 11/1/2103; Garden-Fresh, Celery Diced 1/4", 1/2.5 lb., 0 11596 50202 1, 10/31/2013; Garden-Fresh, Celery Diced 1/4", 2/5 lb., 0 11596 50206 9, 11/13/2013; Garden-Fresh, Celery Diced…
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 (8)

  • 0 11596 50211 3 11/1/2103
  • 0 11596 50202 1 10/31/2013
  • 0 11596 50206 9 11/13/2013
  • 0 11596 02081 5 10/28/2013 - 10/30/2013
  • 0 11596 50200 7 10/31/2013
  • 0 11596 50215 1 11/1/2103
  • 0 11596 50209 0 10/28/2013 - 11/4/2013
  • 0 11596 50210 6 11/1/2103 - 11/9/2013

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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