Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Cut Vegetables and Salads for Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, and related products manufactured before 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 according to 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 sold under various brands. The recall includes products manufactured prior to November 6, 2013.
The recall is being conducted because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The specific product identified in the recall notice is Garden-Fresh, Deluxe BLT Pasta, 1/5 lb., with code dates ranging from 11/26/2013 to 12/7/2013. The total quantity involved is 919,616.31 pounds. 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 items and code dates listed in the official recall notice. If found, consumers should discard the products or return them to the place of purchase for a refund. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in the source text.
The recalled product
- Product
- Garden-Fresh, Deluxe BLT Pasta, 1/5 lb., 0 11596 52039 1, 11/26/2013 - 12/7/2013
- Manufacturer
- Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Cut Vegetables / 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)
- 0 11596 52039 1
- 11/26/2013 - 12/7/2013
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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