Garden-Fresh recalls shredded red cabbage due to Listeria risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific lots of shredded red cabbage manufactured between October 28 and November 6, 2013, 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 source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which corresponds to a Critical severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Garden-Fresh Red Cabbage Shredded. The affected products include 1/5 lb. and 4/5 lb. packages with UPC codes 0 11596 50590 and 0 11596 50592 3. These items were manufactured between October 28, 2013, and November 6, 2013.
The recall is being issued because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers a total of 919,616.31 pounds of the affected product. Distribution was limited to Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Consumers who have these specific products in their possession should check the packaging for the listed UPC codes and manufacture dates. If the product matches the description, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The source text does not specify a contact number or additional instructions for consumers.
The recalled product
- Product
- Garden-Fresh, Red Cabbage Shredded, 1/5 lb., 0 11596 50590, Manufactured on 10/28/2013 - 11/6/2013; Garden-Fresh, Red Cabbage Shredded 4/5 lb., 0 11596 50592 3, 10/28/2013 - 11/6/2013;
- Manufacturer
- Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Cut Vegetables
- 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 50590 10/28/2013 - 11/6/2013
- 0 11596 50592 3 10/28/2013 - 11/6/2013
Distribution
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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