The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0956-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

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.

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. 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…
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

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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