Garden Highway Guacamole Kit Recalled for Listeria-Contaminated Onions
GH Foods CA LLC is recalling Garden Highway Traditional Guacamole Kits because they contain 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 Traditional Guacamole Kits, 3 lb packages, manufactured in Rancho Cordova, California. The recall is being conducted because the company received notification from Gills Onions regarding a recall of onions due to Listeria monocytogenes. GH Foods used these recalled onions in the production of the affected guacamole kits.
The affected products are identified by UPC 10 826766 00491 8 and have best if sold by dates ranging from 7/19/12 to 7/31/12. The products were distributed in California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Nebraska.
Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and return them to the place of purchase for a refund or dispose of them. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Garden Highway brand Traditional Guacamole Kit, 3 lb package. Manufactured by GH Foods CA LLC, Rancho Cordova, CA.
- Manufacturer
- GH Foods CA LLC
- Category
- Food — Prepared Foods
- 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: 10 826766 00491 8. All with best if Sold by dates of 7/19/12 to 7/31/12.
Distribution
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.
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