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SevereFDA (Food)·F-1082-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Recalls Cut Vegetables and Salads for Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various cut vegetables and ready-to-eat salads 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, and Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

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.

The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The source text does not specify the number of affected units, specific illness reports, or the exact distribution states for this specific recall notice, though structured data indicates a distribution pattern involving IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, OH, PA, and WI.

Consumers should check their pantries for these products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase. The source text does not provide specific instructions on how to dispose of the product, so standard food safety guidelines apply.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh, Twice Baked Potato Salad Kit, 1/5.25 lb., 0 11596 61069 6, 11/9/2013 - 11/13/2013;
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)

  • 0 11596 61069 6
  • 11/9/2013 - 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.

See all 255 products in this recall →