The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1009-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Potato Salads Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various potato 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4, and the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods is a high-risk pathogen associated with serious health consequences.

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 potato salad products manufactured prior to November 6, 2013.

The products are being recalled because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers approximately 919,616.31 total pounds of product. Distribution was limited to Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Consumers should check their pantries for the affected products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Family Style, Potato Salad, 2/5 lb., 0 11596 51061 3, 11/27/2013; Grandpa's, Potato Salad, 2/5 lb., 0 11596 91026 0, 11/27/2013 - 12/10/2013; Grandpa's, Potato Salad, 12/16 oz., 0 11596 14027 8, 0 11596 24027 5, 11/21/2013 - 12/10/2013; Grandpa's, Potato Salad, 12/16 oz., 0…
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 11596 51061 3 11/27/2013
  • 0 11596 91026 0 11/27/2013 - 12/10/2013
  • 0 11596 14027 8 0 11596 24027 5 11/21/2013 - 12/10/2013
  • 0 11596 14027 8 0 11596 24027 5 11/25/2013 - 12/9/2013
  • 0 11596 34326 6 0 00 11596 44326 3 11/21/2013 - 12/10/2013
  • 0 11596 08005 5 0 00 11596 08005 5 11/21/2013 - 12/9/2013
  • 0 11596 51032 3 11/28/2013 - 12/5/2013

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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