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SevereFDA (Food)·F-0903-2014·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.

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 per the rubric. 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 multiple brands, including Copperwood Kitchens, Dairy Fresh, Family Style, and Grandpa's. The affected products were manufactured prior to November 6, 2013.

The recall is being issued because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The source text does not specify the total quantity of product recalled, the specific states where it was distributed, or whether any illnesses have been reported.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific brands and code dates listed in the official FDA recall notice. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Copperwood Kitchens, Chopped Cole Slaw, 2/5 lb., 8 11839 01020 3, 11/21/2013 - 12/4/2013; Dairy Fresh, Chopped Cole Slaw, 2/5 lb., 0 70163 57363 5, 12/1/2013; Family Style , Cole Slaw, 2/5 lb., 0 11596 53060 4, 11/26/2013 - 12/5/2013; Grandpa's, Cole Slaw, 2/5 lb., 0 11596
Hazard

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 →