Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls German Potato Salad Due to Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific lots of German Potato Salad and other ready-to-eat products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. 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. However, the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, in ready-to-eat foods typically warrants the highest severity rating in the absence of specific 'no illness' language, and Class I recalls are defined as reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread, and dip products sold under various brands. The recall includes specific lots of Garden-Fresh and Grandpa's German Potato Salad. These products were manufactured prior to November 06, 2013.
The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products were distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Consumers should check their pantries for the specific product names, brands, and code dates listed in the official recall notice. If they have these products, they should stop using them and return them to the place of purchase or dispose of them.
The recalled product
- Product
- Garden-Fresh, German Potato Salad, 2/5 lb., 0 11596 91020 8, 11/21/2013 - 12/9/2013; Garden-Fresh, German Potato Salad, 12/16 oz,. 0 11596 14017 9, 0 11596 14017 9, 11/25/2013 - 12/5/2013; Garden-Fresh, German Potato Salad, 4/48 oz.., 0 11596 34319 8, 0 00 11596 44319 5, 11/21
- Manufacturer
- Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-Eat 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 (5)
- 0 11596 91020 8 11/21/2013 - 12/9/2013
- 0 11596 14017 9 0 11596 14017 9 11/25/2013 - 12/5/2013
- 0 11596 34319 8 0 00 11596 44319 5 11/21/2013 - 12/9/2013
- 0 11596 91023 9 12/5/2013 - 12/14/2013
- 0 11596 14016 2 0 00 11596 24016 9 12/5/2013
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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