The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1910-2012·Announced 2012-08-15

Garden Highway Spicy Corn Salsa Recalled Due to Listeria Risk

GH Foods CA LLC is recalling Garden Highway brand Spicy Corn Salsa because it contains onions recalled for 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

GH Foods CA LLC is voluntarily recalling Garden Highway brand Spicy Corn Salsa, 7 oz packages. The recall is being conducted because the company received notification that the onions used in the product were subject to a recall due to Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product was manufactured by GH Foods CA LLC in Rancho Cordova, CA. The recall includes packages with UPC 8 26766 42283 8 and best if sold by dates ranging from 7/19/12 to 7/31/12. The product was distributed in California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Nebraska.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Garden Highway brand Spicy Corn Salsa, 7 oz package. Manufactured by GH Foods CA LLC, Rancho Cordova, CA.
Manufacturer
GH Foods CA LLC
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 (1)

  • UPC: 8 26766 42283 8. All with best if Sold by dates of 7/19/12 to 7/31/12.

Distribution

Distributed in 9 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 33 recalled by GH Foods CA LLC 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 33 products in this recall →

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