The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1099-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Potato Salad Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific lots of Grandpa's Red Skin Potato Salad 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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. 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 minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Grandpa's Red Skin Potato Salad. The affected products include 2/5 lb. packages with code 0 11596 51080 4 and 12/16 oz. packages with codes 0 11596 14061 2 and 0 11596 24061 9. These items were manufactured between November 22, 2013, and December 10, 2013.

The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The source text notes that this recall covers various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread, and dip products manufactured prior to November 6, 2013, under various brands.

The affected potato salad products were distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific code dates and stop consuming the products if they match the recalled lots.

The recalled product

Product
Grandpa's ,Red Skin Potato Salad, 2/5 lb., 0 11596 51080 4, 11/22/2013 - 12/10/2013; Grandpa's, Red Skin Potato Salad, 12/16 oz,. 0 11596 14061 2, 0 11596 24061 9, 11/25/2013 - 12/10/2013;
Manufacturer
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — 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 (5)

  • 0 11596 51080 4
  • 11/22/2013 - 12/10/2013
  • 0 11596 14061 2
  • 0 11596 24061 9
  • 11/25/2013 - 12/10/2013

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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