The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0930-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Deviled Egg Salads Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific deviled 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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. 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.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread, and dip products manufactured prior to November 6, 2013. The recall includes Garden-Fresh Deviled Egg Salad (1/5 lb.) and Grandpa's Deviled Egg Salad (6/16 oz.). The total quantity involved is 919,616.31 pounds.

The products are being recalled because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected items were distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Consumers should check their refrigerators for the specific products and code dates listed in the official recall notice. If found, they should discard the products or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh, Deviled Egg Salad, 1/5 lb., 0 11596 52122 0, 11/20/2013 - 12/5/2013; Grandpa's, Deviled Egg Salad, 6/16 oz., 0 11596 14012 4, 0 00 11596 14012 4 , 11/26/2013 - 12/9/2013; ;
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 (2)

  • 0 11596 52122 0 11/20/2013 - 12/5/2013
  • 0 00 11596 14012 4 11/26/2013 - 12/9/2013

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.

See all 255 products in this recall →

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