The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1037-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Seafood Salad Kits for Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Spoon River Seafood Salad Kits and other ready-to-eat products manufactured before November 6, 2013, due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 4, and the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods is a high-risk pathogen associated with severe health consequences, warranting the highest severity rating.

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 specific product identified in the recall notice is the Spoon River Seafood Salad Kit, 1/5.5 lb., with code dates ranging from 11/21/2013 to 12/10/2013. The recall covers products manufactured prior to November 6, 2013.

The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products were distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The total quantity involved is 919,616.31 pounds.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their refrigerators and discard any items matching the description and code dates provided. If you have questions about the recall, contact the recalling firm, Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.

The recalled product

Product
Spoon River, Seafood Salad Kit, 1/5.5 lb., 0 11596 55106, 11/21/2013 - 12/10/2013;
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 (2)

  • 0 11596 55106
  • 11/21/2013 - 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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