The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1071-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Taco Spread and Salads for Listeria Risk

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

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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric, regardless of other factors.

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 recall includes specific items such as Finest Traditions Taco Spread and Grandpa's Taco Spread, with a total quantity of 919,616.31 pounds. The affected products were manufactured prior to November 6, 2013.

The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The distribution pattern for these products includes Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Specific code dates and UPCs for the recalled items are listed in the official recall notice.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific brands and code dates mentioned in the recall. If the products are found, consumers should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. No specific instructions for disposal or refund are provided in the source text beyond the standard recall protocol.

The recalled product

Product
Finest Traditions, Taco Spread, 2/4 lb., 10 733147 11019 2, 12/18/2013 - 12/20/2013 Grandpa's, Taco Spread, 2/4 lb., 0 11596 55910 0, 12/24/2013 - 12/31/2013 ;
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 (4)

  • 10 733147 11019 2
  • 12/18/2013 - 12/20/2013
  • 0 11596 55910 0
  • 12/24/2013 - 12/31/2013

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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