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SevereFDA (Food)·F-1064-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Listeria-Contaminated Cut Vegetables and Salads

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread, and dip products manufactured before November 6, 2013, due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 per the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread, and dip products sold under multiple brands. The recall includes products manufactured prior to November 6, 2013.

The recall is being issued because the affected products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The source text does not specify the exact number of units recalled, specific distribution states, or reported illnesses.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for items matching the description and manufactured before the specified date. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
Finest Traditions, Strawberry Yogurt Cheesecake Dessert, 1/5 lb., 10 733147 11018 5, 11/20/2013 - 12/9/2013; Garden-Fresh, Strawberry Yogurt Cheesecake Dessert, 1/5 lb., 0 11 11596 55028 8 11/25/2013 - 12/7/2013; Old Tyme, Strawberry Yogurt Cheesecake Dessert, 1/5 lb., 0 947
Manufacturer
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Cut Vegetables / 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 (3)

  • 10 733147 11018 5 11/20/2013 - 12/9/2013
  • 0 11 11596 55028 8 11/25/2013 - 12/7/2013
  • 0 94776 03303 4 11/26/2013 - 11/29/2013

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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