Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Spinach Pasta Salad Base for Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Spinach Pasta Salad Base and other products manufactured before November 6, 2013, due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. 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 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 Finest Traditions Spinach Pasta Salad Base, 1/5 lb., with code dates ranging from 11/25/2013 to 12/9/2013. 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 agency has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The affected products were distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and code dates. If found, consumers should discard the products or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Finest Traditions, Spinach Pasta Salad Base, 1/5 lb., 10 733147 10978 3, 11/25/2013 - 12/9/2013
- 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)
- 10 733147 10978 3
- 11/25/2013 - 12/9/2013
Distribution
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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