Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Ready-to-Eat Salads Due to Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various cut vegetables and ready-to-eat salads manufactured before November 6, 2013, 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 in ready-to-eat foods is a high-risk pathogen; while the rubric suggests 3 for high-risk pathogens without reported illness, the explicit FDA Class I classification elevates the severity to Critical (5) as it represents a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 issued because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The source text does not specify the number of affected units, specific lot numbers, or distribution states for this particular recall notice, though the structured metadata indicates a total of 919,616.31 pounds for all products.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for items matching the description and code dates provided in the official recall notice. If you have questions about the recall, contact the recalling firm directly.
The recalled product
- Product
- Finest Traditions, Fat Free Four Bean Salad, 1/8 lb.,10 733147 10180 0, 11/25/2013 - 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)
- 10 733147 10180 0
- 11/25/2013 - 12/9/2013
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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