The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0947-2014·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, and dips manufactured before November 6, 2013, due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

What this means for you

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 a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which corresponds to a score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

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 company is taking this action because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recall covers a total of 919,616.31 pounds of product. Distribution was limited to Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Specific product details include Finest Traditions Fresh Salsa Mild, 6/11 oz., with code 10 733147 109943 and a date of 12/9/2013.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific brands and code dates listed in the official recall notice. If the products are found, consumers should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Finest Traditions, Fresh Salsa Mild, 6/11 oz., 10 733147 109943, 12/9/2013;
Manufacturer
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Cut Vegetables / Salads
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 109943
  • 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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