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SevereFDA (Food)·F-0993-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Foods 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.

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. 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 products were manufactured prior to November 6, 2013. The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recall includes specific items such as Martin's Oriental Cabbage Kit, 1/10 lb., with code date 0 11596 53050 5 and use-by dates ranging from 11/9/2013 to 11/11/2013. The total quantity involved is 919,616.31 pounds across all affected products.

Distribution of the recalled products occurred in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Consumers should check their pantries for these products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Martin's, Oriental Cabbage Kit, 1/10 lb., 0 11596 53050 5, 11/9/2013 - 11/11/2013;
Manufacturer
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Cut Vegetables / 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 (2)

  • 0 11596 53050 5
  • 11/9/2013 - 11/11/2013

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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