The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0992-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Recalls Cut Vegetables and Salads for Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread, and dip products manufactured prior to 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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. 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, as it represents a reasonable probability of 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 various brands. The recall includes specific items such as diced, julienne cut, sliced, and slivered onions, as well as other ready-to-eat salad products. The affected products 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, specific lot codes, or the geographic distribution of the products, nor does it report any illnesses or injuries associated with the consumption of these items.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for items matching the description and manufactured before November 6, 2013. If found, consumers should discard the products or return them to the place of purchase for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh, Onions Diced 1/4", 4/5 lb., 0 11596 50301 2, 11/1/2013 - 11/4/2013; Garden-Fresh, Onions Diced 1/4", 1/5 lb., 0 11596 50302 8, 11/11/2013; Garden-Fresh, Onions Diced 1/4", 1/2.5 lb., 0 11596 50304 2, 10/31/2013; Garden-Fresh, Onions Diced…
Manufacturer
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Cut Vegetables / 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 (12)

  • 0 11596 50301 2 11/1/2013 - 11/4/2013
  • 0 11596 50302 8 11/11/2013
  • 0 11596 50304 2 10/31/2013
  • 0 11596 50306 6 11/9/2013
  • 0 11596 50305 9 10/30/2013 - 11/6/2013
  • 0 11596 50329 5 10/30/2013 - 11/6/2013
  • 0 11596 50321 9 11/6/2013 - 11/11/2013
  • 0 11596 50340 0 10/29/2013 - 11/1/2013
  • 0 11596 50314 10/29/2013
  • 0 11596 50310 5 11/10/2013
  • 0 11596 50311 0 10/31/2013 - 11/1/2013
  • 0 11596 50315 8 10/30/2013 - 11/6/2013

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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