Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Finest Traditions Potato Salad for Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Finest Traditions Deluxe Potato 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 minimum severity score of 4. Additionally, the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, in ready-to-eat foods typically warrants the highest severity rating due to the potential for serious health consequences.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling specific varieties of Finest Traditions Deluxe Potato Salad. The affected products include 4/8 lb., 1/8 lb., and 6/16 oz. packages with specific code dates ranging from November 20, 2013, to December 11, 2013. The total quantity involved is 919,616.31 pounds.
The recall was initiated because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The source text notes that the recall covers various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread, and dip products manufactured prior to November 6, 2013, that are subject to this contamination risk.
The affected products were distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and code dates and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Finest Traditions, Deluxe Potato Salad, 4/8 lb.,10 733147 10450 4, 11/20/2013 - 12/9/2013; Finest Traditions, Deluxe Potato Salad, 1/8 lb., 10 733147 10130 5, 11/20/2013 - 12/9/2013; Finest Traditions, Deluxe Potato Salad, 6/16 oz., 7 33147 00007 6,10 733147 10133 6…
- Manufacturer
- Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — 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 (3)
- 10 733147 10450 4 11/20/2013 - 12/9/2013
- 10 733147 10130 5 11/20/2013 - 12/9/2013
- 10 733147 10133 6 11/27/2013 - 12/11/2013
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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