The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1052-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Finest Traditions Southwest Dip for Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Finest Traditions Southwest 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 source text explicitly states the agency classification is 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 Southwest Dip, including 1/8 lb. and 6/8 oz. varieties, manufactured prior to November 6, 2013. The recall involves approximately 919,616.31 total pounds of product. Affected products were distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The agency has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Consumers who have purchased these specific products should check their pantries for the listed code dates and barcodes. If the products are found, consumers should not consume them and should contact the recalling firm for instructions on disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
Finest Traditions, Southwest Dip, 1/8 lb., 10 733147 10125. 1, 12/4/2013; Finest Traditions Southwest Dip, 6/8 oz., 7 33147 10540 5, 10 733147 10541 9, 11/20/2013 - 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 (5)

  • 10 733147 10125. 1
  • 12/4/2013
  • 33147 10540 5
  • 10 733147 10541 9
  • 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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