The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1046-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Smoked Imitation Salmon Spread for Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Finest Traditions Smoked Imitation Salmon Spread because it 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 text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Finest Traditions Smoked Imitation Salmon Spread. The affected products include 1/8 lb. and 6/12 oz. packages with code dates ranging from November 25, 2013, to December 9, 2013. The recall covers a total of 919,616.31 pounds of product.

The recall was initiated because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The agency has classified this as a Class I recall. The affected products were distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who have purchased these specific products should check their pantries for the listed code dates and stop using them immediately. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or return, but standard practice for Listeria recalls is to discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Finest Traditions, Smoked Imitation Salmon Spread, 1/8 lb., 10 733147 10120 6, 11/25/2013 - 12/9/2013; Finest Traditions, Smoked Imitation Salmon Spread, 6/12 oz., 7 33147 00127 1, 10 733147 10079 7, 11/25/2013 - 12/9/2013;
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 (4)

  • 10 733147 10120 6
  • 11/25/2013 - 12/9/2013
  • 7 33147 00127 1
  • 10 733147 10079 7

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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