The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1087-2014·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 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 minimum severity score of 4, and the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, in ready-to-eat foods typically warrants the highest severity rating in the absence of mitigating factors.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread, and dip products sold under various brands. The recall includes specific items such as Garden-Fresh Vinegar & Oil Cole Slaw and Our Own Vinegar & Oil Cole Slaw in 1/8 lb. packages. The affected products were manufactured prior to November 6, 2013.

The recall is being issued because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The source text does not specify the total quantity of units recalled, the specific states where the products were distributed, or whether any illnesses have been reported.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for items matching the description and code dates provided in the official recall notice. If found, consumers should discard the products or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh, Vinegar & Oil Cole Slaw, 1/8 lb., 0 11596 83000 1, 11/21/2013 - 12/6/2013; Our Own, Vinegar & Oil Cole Slaw ,1/8 lb., 0 11596 83002 5, 11/21/2013 - 12/6/2013;
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)

  • 0 11596 83000 1
  • 11/21/2013 - 12/6/2013
  • 0 11596 83002 5

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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