The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-1012-2014·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 before 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 severity score of at least 4 according to the rubric, as Class I recalls involve a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread, and dip products sold under various brands. The recall includes products manufactured prior to November 6, 2013.

The recall is being conducted because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The source text does not specify the exact number of affected units, specific brand names, or the geographic distribution of the recalled items.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their refrigerators for items matching the description and discard them or return them to the place of purchase. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or return beyond the standard recall protocol.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh, Premium Egg Salad,, 1/5 lb., 0 11596 52136 7, 11/16/2013 - 11/22/2013;
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 (2)

  • 0 11596 52136 7
  • 11/16/2013 - 11/22/2013

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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