Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Ready-to-Eat Salads and Cut Vegetables for Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various cut vegetables and ready-to-eat salads manufactured before November 6, 2013, due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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 per the rubric mandates a score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread, and dip products. These items were sold under various brands and have code dates manufactured prior to November 6, 2013.
The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The source text does not specify the exact number of affected units, specific lot numbers, or the geographic distribution of the recalled items.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their refrigerators for items matching the description and code dates. If found, consumers should discard the products or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Our Own, Fettucine Pasta Salad, 1/5 lb., 0 11596 52150 3, 11/21/2013 - 12/6/2013
- 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 52150 3
- 11/21/2013 - 12/6/2013
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.
See all 255 products in this recall →Related recalls
Same manufacturer · Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
See all →- CriticalSliced green onions recalled after in-house testing found Listeria monocytogenes
FDA (Food) · 2025-10-22
- SevereWeis Original Potato Salad recalled for undeclared milk allergen
FDA (Food) · 2022-03-02
- SevereGarden Fresh Foods Recalls Sunflower Kernels in Salad Kits
FDA (Food) · 2016-07-27
- SevereGarden Fresh Foods Recalls Sunflower Kernels in Salad Kits
FDA (Food) · 2016-07-27
- SevereGarden Fresh Foods Recalls Sunflower Kernels in Salad Kits
FDA (Food) · 2016-07-27
Same hazard · listeria
See all →- HighElegant Foods Recalls Pecorino Toscano Cheese Due to Listeria Risk
FDA (Food) · 2026-09-30
- CriticalBettergoods Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine Recalled for Listeria Contamination
FDA (Food) · 2026-09-30
- SevereMon Sire Brie Cheese Recalled Due to Listeria monocytogenes Presence
FDA (Food) · 2026-09-23
- SevereImported Pork Guanciale Recalled for Possible Listeria Contamination
USDA FSIS · 2026-09-06
- HighKettle Cuisine Recalls Marketside Tomato Bisque Soup Kit for Listeria
FDA (Food) · 2026-09-02
Similar recalls
- SevereGarden-Fresh Foods Recalls Ready-to-Eat Salads and Slaw Due to Listeria Risk
FDA (Food) · 2013-12-18
- CriticalGarden-Fresh Recalls Ready-to-Eat Salads Due to Listeria Risk
FDA (Food) · 2013-12-18
- CriticalGarden-Fresh Foods Recalls Ready-to-Eat Salads Due to Listeria Risk
FDA (Food) · 2013-12-18
- CriticalGarden-Fresh Recalls Ready-to-Eat Salads Due to Listeria Contamination Risk
FDA (Food) · 2013-12-11
- SevereGarden-Fresh Foods Recalls Ready-to-Eat Salads for Listeria Risk
FDA (Food) · 2013-12-11
- CriticalGarden-Fresh Foods Recalls Seafood Salads Due to Listeria Risk
FDA (Food) · 2013-12-11