Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Listeria-Contaminated Cole Slaw and Salads
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, and slaw products manufactured before 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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as 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. Specific affected items listed in the recall notice include Finest Traditions Homemade-style Cole Slaw in 1/8 lb. and 6/16 oz. sizes, with specific code dates ranging from November 20, 2013, to December 4, 2013.
The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The agency has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The affected products were distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The total quantity involved is 919,616.31 pounds. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and code dates and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Finest Traditions, Homemade-style Cole Slaw, 1/8 lb., 10 733147 10170 1, 11/20/2013 - 12/4/2013; Finest Traditions, Homemade-style Cole Slaw, 6/16 oz., 7 33147 00025 0, 10 733147 10165 7, 11/20/2013 - 12/4/2013;
- 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 (4)
- 10 733147 10170 1
- 11/20/2013 - 12/4/2013
- 7 33147 00025 0
- 10 733147 10165 7
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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