The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0935-2014·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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are assigned a score of 4 or higher.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods 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 issued because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The source text does not specify the exact number of affected units, specific lot codes, or the geographic distribution of the recalled items.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for items matching the description and manufactured before November 6, 2013. If found, consumers should discard the products or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh European Style Chocolate Mousse 1/5 lb. 0 11596 55085 5 11/16/2013 - 12/5/2013
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 (1)

  • 0 11596 55085 5 11/16/2013 - 12/5/2013

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 →