The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0966-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Ready-to-Eat Salads and Spreads for Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread, and dip products manufactured prior to 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 mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

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 products manufactured prior to November 6, 2013. The specific product identified in the structured data is Dairy Fresh, Homemade Macaroni Salad, 2/5 lb., with code 0 70163 89080 0 and date 12/8/2013.

The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The agency has classified this recall as Class I. The total quantity involved is 919,616.31 pounds. Distribution was limited to Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Consumers should check their pantries for these products and stop consuming them if they match the description and dates provided. The source text does not specify further consumer actions such as disposal methods or refund procedures.

The recalled product

Product
Dairy Fresh, Homemade Macaroni Salad, 2/5 lb., 0 70163 89080 0 12/8/2013; ;
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 (1)

  • 0 70163 89080 0 12/8/2013

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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