The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1013-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Potato Salads Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific 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 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread, and dip products manufactured prior to November 6, 2013. The recall includes Garden-Fresh Premium Potato Salad (2/5 lb.) and Our Own Premium Potato Salad (4/5 lb.).

The products are being recalled because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers approximately 919,616.31 total pounds of product. Affected items were distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their refrigerators for the specific code dates and brands listed in the recall notice. If found, consumers should discard the products or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh, Premium Potato Salad, 2/5 lb., 0 11596 91019 2, 11/22/2013 - 12/9/2013; Our Own, Premium Potato Salad, 4/5 lb., 0 11596 91045 1, 0 00 11596 91045 1, 11/20/2013 - 12/5/2013;
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 (5)

  • 0 11596 91019 2
  • 11/22/2013 - 12/9/2013
  • 0 11596 91045 1
  • 0 00 11596 91045 1
  • 11/20/2013 - 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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