The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1047-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Prepared Vegetables Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread and dip 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 FDA classified this recall as Class I, which meets the rubric criterion for Severe (score 4) or Critical (score 5) depending on fatality reports. Since no fatalities are explicitly reported in the source text but Class I implies reasonable probability of serious health consequences or death, and the hazard is Listeria monocytogenes (a high-risk pathogen), we must look at the specific rubric rule: 'If the agency's own classification is FDA Class I... never go below 4.' However, the rubric also states 'FDA Class I' maps to Severe (4) unless there are deaths. Wait, let me re-read carefully. Score 5 is 'FDA Class I... or known fatalities'. Score 4 is 'USDA Class I'. This is FDA Class I. So it fits Score 5 criteria 'FDA Class I'.

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 and code dates manufactured prior to November 06, 2013. The recall covers these items because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their refrigerators for the affected items. If you have any of these products, do not eat them. Contact Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. for more information or return the product for a refund.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a situation where there is a reasonable probability that the food will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Finest Traditions, Smoky Baked Beans, 4/8 lb., 10 733147 10456 6, 11/25/2013 - 12/9/2013; Finest Traditions, Smoky Baked Beans, 6/16 oz., 7 33147 00161 5, 10 733147 10243 2, 11/28/2013 - 12/9/2013; Finest Traditions, Smoky Baked Beans, 6/16 oz., 7 33147 00161 5, 10 733147…
Manufacturer
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Ready-to-Eat Salads and 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 (6)

  • 10 733147 10456 6
  • 11/25/2013 - 12/9/2013
  • 7 33147 00161 5
  • 10 733147 10243 2
  • 11/28/2013 - 12/9/2013
  • 11/20/2013 - 12/9/2013

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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