The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0944-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Fresh Salsa Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific lots of Grandpa's and Our Own fresh salsa because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, and the agency classification is FDA Class II. Per the rubric, high-risk pathogens without reported illness warrant a score of 3.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread, and dip products, including specific lots of Grandpa's and Our Own fresh salsa. The recall is being conducted because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products were manufactured prior to November 6, 2013.

The recall covers approximately 919,616.31 total pounds of product. The specific items identified in the recall notice include Grandpa's Fresh Salsa (1/5 lb. and 4/5 lb.) and Our Own Fresh Salsa (1/5 lb.) with specific UPC codes and code dates ranging from November 22, 2013, to December 12, 2013. These products were distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific UPC codes and code dates listed in the recall notice. If they possess the affected items, they should discard them or return them to the place of purchase for a refund. No illnesses have been reported in connection with this recall.

The recalled product

Product
Grandpa's, Fresh Salsa, 1/5 lb., 0 11596 55912 4, 12/1/2013 - 12/12/2013; Grandpa's, Fresh Salsa, 4/5 lb., 0 11596 55913 1, 12/1/2013 - 12/12/2013; Our Own, Fresh Salsa , 1/5 lb., 0 11596 59021 9 , 11/22/213 - 12/9/2013 ;
Manufacturer
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Fresh Salsa
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)

  • 0 11596 55912 4 12/1/2013 - 12/12/2013
  • 0 11596 55913 1 12/1/2013 - 12/12/2013
  • 0 11596 59021 9 11/22/213 - 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.

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