The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1024-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Red Potato Salad Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific Weis Red 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 severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

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 and code dates manufactured prior to November 6, 2013. The recall is being conducted because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The specific products identified in the recall data include Weis Red Potato Salad in 6/16 oz. packages (codes 0 41497 05848 8 and 0 00 41497 05848 8, dates 11/25/2013 - 11/28/2013) and 2/5 lb. packages (code 0 11596 51105 4, dates 11/21/2013 - 12/4/2013). The total quantity involved is 919,616.31 pounds. These products were distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific codes and dates listed above. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Weis, Red Potato Salad, 6/16 oz., 0 41497 05848 8, 0 00 41497 05848 8, 11/25/2013 - 11/28/2013; Weis, Red Potato Salad, 2/5 lb., 0 11596 51105 4, 11/21/2013 - 12/4/2013;
Manufacturer
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — 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 (5)

  • 0 41497 05848 8
  • 0 00 41497 05848 8
  • 11/25/2013 - 11/28/2013
  • 0 11596 51105 4
  • 11/21/2013 - 12/4/2013

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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