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SevereFDA (Food)·F-0990-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Mustard Potato Salad Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various cut vegetables and ready-to-eat salads, including mustard potato salad, because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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 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 specific varieties of mustard potato 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. The total quantity involved is 919,616.31 pounds across all listed products.

Consumers should check their pantries for the specific brands, sizes, and code dates listed in the official recall notice. If you have these products, you should not consume them and should return them to the place of purchase or dispose of them safely.

The recalled product

Product
Dairy Fresh, Mustard Potato Salad, 2/5 lb., 0 70163 89090 9, 12/3/2013 - 12/10/2013; Garden-Fresh, Mustard Potato Salad, 2/5 lb., 0 11596 51013 2, 11/26/2013 - 12/7/2013; Garden-Fresh, Mustard Potato Salad, 12/16 oz., 0 11596 14010 0, 0 11596 14010 0, 11/21/2013- 12/9/2013;
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 (7)

  • 0 70163 89090 9 12/3/2013 - 12/10/2013
  • 0 11596 51013 2 11/26/2013 - 12/7/2013
  • 0 11596 14010 0 0 11596 14010 0 11/21/2013- 12/9/2013
  • 0 11596 24215 6 0 11596 24215 6 11/25/2013 - 12/7/2013
  • 0 11596 34313 6 0 11596 34313 6 11/21/2013 - 12/10/2013
  • 0 11596 51053 8 11/17/2013 - 12/4/2013
  • 0 11213 90319 4 0 00 11213 90319 4 11/26/2013 - 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.

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