The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0991-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Cut Vegetables and Salads Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread and dip products 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 source text states the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, which is a high-risk pathogen. The agency classification is Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods is voluntarily recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread, and dip products sold under various brands. The recall covers products manufactured prior to November 06, 2013.

The products are being recalled because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This bacterium can cause serious infections in certain populations.

Consumers who purchased these products should check their code dates and brand labels against the recall notice. If the product is part of the recall, it should not be consumed.

The recalled product

Product
Weis, Old Fashioned Cole Slaw, 6/16 oz., 0 41497 05849 5, 0 00 41497 05849 5, 11/21/2013 - 12/3/2013 Weis, Old Fashioned Cole Slaw, 2/5 lb., 0 11596 53100 7, 11/21/2013 - 12/2/2013
Manufacturer
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Cut Vegetables and Ready-to-Eat Salads
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 (5)

  • 0 41497 05849 5
  • 0 00 41497 05849 5
  • 11/21/2013 - 12/3/2013
  • 0 11596 53100 7
  • 11/21/2013 - 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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