The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0927-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Egg Salads for Listeria Contamination Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific Deluxe Egg Salad products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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 severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling Chef's Kitchen and Garden-Fresh Deluxe Egg Salad products. The recall covers 1/5 lb. packages with specific code dates ranging from November 16, 2013, to December 4, 2013. The total quantity involved is 919,616.31 pounds.

The recall was initiated 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 these products should check their pantries for the specific brands and code dates listed in the recall notice. If found, consumers should discard the products or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Chef's Kitchen, Deluxe Egg Salad, 1/5 lb., 0 11596 52044 5, 11/17/2013 - 12/4/2013; Garden-Fresh , Deluxe Egg Salad , 1/5 lb., 0 11596 52043 8 ,11/16/2013 - 12/2/2013
Manufacturer
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
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 52044 5
  • 11/17/2013 - 12/4/2013
  • 0 11596 52043 8
  • 11/16/2013 - 12/2/2013

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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