The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1080-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Tuna Salad Spread for Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific lots of Finest Traditions and Holiday Pantry Tuna Salad Spread 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 FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score (5).

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Finest Traditions and Holiday Pantry Tuna Salad Spread. The recall involves 2/4 lb. and 4/8 lb. packages manufactured prior to November 6, 2013. The affected products were distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

The recall is being issued because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This bacterium can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems. The FDA 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 the death.

Consumers who have purchased the affected products should check their pantries for the specific code dates and brands listed in the recall notice. If you have these products, you should discard them or return them to the place of purchase for a refund. Do not consume the recalled items.

The recalled product

Product
Finest Traditions, Tuna Salad Spread, 2/4 lb., 10 733147 10186 2, 11/30/2013 - 12/14/2013; Holiday Pantry, Tuna Salad Spread, 4/8 lb., 10 733147 10780 2, 11/25/2013;
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 10186 2
  • 11/30/2013 - 12/14/2013
  • 10 733147 10780 2
  • 11/25/2013

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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