The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-1049-2016·Announced 2016-04-20

Winter Gardens Recalls Blue Ridge Farms Cole Slaw Due to Foreign Material

Winter Gardens Quality Foods is recalling Blue Ridge Farms cole slaw products because the salad oil used may contain foreign material.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is a voluntary precautionary action due to potential foreign material in a raw ingredient, with no reported illnesses or injuries, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity score.

Plain-English summary

Winter Gardens Quality Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Blue Ridge Farms Vinegar & Oil Cole Slaw and Picnic Cole Slaw. The recall is being conducted because the supplier of the salad oil used in these products has voluntarily recalled the raw material due to the potential presence of foreign material. Winter Gardens is continuing this voluntary recall through the supply chain.

The affected products include Blue Ridge Farms Vinegar & Oil Cole Slaw (Lot # 425, 429, 436) and Picnic Cole Slaw (Lot # 438, 439). The products were distributed in Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. A total of 711 10 lb. containers are involved in the recall.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their lot numbers and use-by dates against the information provided in the recall notice. If the product matches the recalled lots, consumers should stop using it and contact the retailer or manufacturer for instructions on disposal or refund.

The recalled product

Product
Blue Ridge Farms Vinegar & Oil Cole Slaw, 03010, Net Weight: 1 X 10 LB., Keep Refrigerated; Use by: 3/09/16, 3/20/16, 3/20/16; Lot # 425, 429, 436; Packed by Winter Gardens Quality Foods, Inc, New Oxford, PA 17350 Picnic Cole Slaw; 2493 Net Weight: 10lbs; Keep…
Manufacturer
Winter Gardens Quality 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 (12)

  • Use by: 3/09/16
  • 3/20/16
  • Lot # 425
  • 429
  • 436
  • Use By: 03/22/16
  • 03/23/16
  • Lot #438
  • 439
  • Use By 03/22/16
  • Use by: 3/23/16
  • Lot # 439

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 10 recalled by Winter Gardens Quality 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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