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Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1076-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Recalls Cut Vegetables and Salads for Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread, and dip products manufactured prior to 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 source metadata explicitly identifies this as an FDA Class I recall, 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 recall includes products manufactured prior to November 6, 2013. Specific items identified in the recall notice include Garden-Fresh Tomato Wedges (1/3 lb.), Garden-Fresh Tomatoes Diced (2/2.5 lb.), and Garden-Fresh Tomatoes Sliced 1/4" (2/2.5 lb.).

The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The total quantity involved is 919,616.31 pounds across all products. Distribution was limited to Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific code dates and brands listed in the official recall notice. If found, consumers should discard the products or return them to the place of purchase for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh, Tomato Wedges, 1/3 lb., 0 11596 50574 9, 10/28/2013; Garden-Fresh, Tomatoes Diced , 2/2.5 lb., 0 11596 50572 5, 10/31/2013; Garden-Fresh, Tomatoes Sliced 1/4", 2/2.5 lb., 0 11596 50571 8, 11/5/2013 - 11/13/2013;
Manufacturer
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Cut Vegetables / 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)

  • 0 11596 50574 9 10/28/2013
  • 0 11596 50572 5 10/31/2013
  • 0 11596 50571 8 11/5/2013 - 11/13/2013

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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