The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0979-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Recalls Cut Vegetables and Salads for Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various cut vegetables and ready-to-eat salads manufactured before November 6, 2013, due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

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 affected items were manufactured prior to November 6, 2013.

The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The source text does not specify the exact number of affected units or the specific geographic distribution for this particular recall notice, though the product metadata lists a total of 919,616.31 pounds for all products.

Consumers should check their pantries for these products and dispose of them or return them to the store of purchase. The source text does not provide specific instructions on how to identify the affected lots beyond the manufacturing date cutoff.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh, LCR Lettuce Tossed / Garni Bags, 4/5 lb., 0 11596 50150 5 ,11/4/2013
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)

  • 0 11596 50150 5
  • 11/4/2013

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 →