Agency classClass IOur severity:Critical FDA (Food)·F-0983-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Macaroni Salads Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various macaroni salad 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread, and dip products sold under multiple brands. The recall includes specific lots of macaroni salad manufactured prior to November 6, 2013.

The products are being recalled because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products were distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their labels for the specific code dates and lot numbers listed in the official recall notice. If the product matches the recalled description, consumers should not consume it and should contact the retailer or manufacturer for a refund or further instructions.

The recalled product

Product: Dairy Fresh Macaroni Salad, 2/5 lb., 0 70163 56415 2, 12/5/2013 Family Style Macaroni Salad, 2/5 lb., 0 11596 52060 5, 0 00 11596 52060 5, 11/22/2013 - 12/7/2013 Finest Traditions, Macaroni Salad, 1/8 lb., 10 733147 10286 9, 11/18/2013 - 12/4/2013, Finest Traditions…
Manufacturer: Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Category: Food — Ready-to-Eat Salads
Hazard: listeria

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 (11)

0 70163 56415 2 12/5/2013
0 11596 52060 5 0 00 11596 52060 5 11/22/2013 - 12/7/2013
10 733147 10286 9 11/18/2013 - 12/4/2013
7 33147 00018 2 10 733147 10157 2 11/25/2013 - 11/25/2013
0 11596 52005 6 11/21/2013 - 12/7/2013
0 11596 14018 6 0 11596 14018 6 11/25/2013 - 12/5/2013
0 11596 24210 1 0 11596 24210 1 11/22/2013 - 12/7/2013
0 11596 34305 1 0 11596 34305 1 11/22/2013 - 12/6/2013
0 11596 14066 7 0 11596 24066 4 11/25/2013
0 11596 52019 3 11/11/2013
0 11213 90321 7 0 00 11213 90321 7 11/25/2013 - 12/2/2013

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 →

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