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CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1023-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Cut Vegetables and Salads Due to 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, because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen associated with serious health consequences.

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. Specific product details from the structured data indicate the recall covers Garden-Fresh Red Potato & Spinach Salad, 1/5 lb., with code dates ranging from 11/28/2013 to 12/10/2013, and a total quantity of 919,616.31 pounds for all products.

The recall is being issued because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The agency has classified this recall as Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The affected products were distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Consumers should check their pantries for these products and discard them or return them to the place of purchase. Do not consume the recalled products.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh, Red Potato & Spinach Salad, 1/5 lb., 0 11596 52140 4, 11/28/2013 - 12/10/2013;
Manufacturer
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Cut Vegetables / Ready-to-Eat 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 52140 4
  • 11/28/2013 - 12/10/2013

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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