The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-2168-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Smokey Baked Beans Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific lots of Finest Traditions Smokey Baked Beans because they contain onions potentially 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 source text identifies the agency classification as FDA Class I. According to the severity rubric, an FDA Class I recall must be scored as at least 4 (Severe), regardless of whether specific illnesses are reported in the text.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Finest Traditions Smokey Baked Beans. The recall involves 8 lb. and 16 oz. packages with specific code dates ranging from August 15, 2012, to August 22, 2012.

The recall is being conducted because the product contains onions that were recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness.

The affected products were distributed in Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin. Consumers should check their pantries for the specific lot codes listed in the recall notice and stop consuming the product if it matches the recalled items.

The recalled product

Product
Finest Traditions Smokey Baked Beans, 8 lbs.,10 733147 10456 6, 16 oz., 7 33147 00161 5, 8 lbs., 10 733147 10231 9;
Manufacturer
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Canned / Shelf-Stable
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)

  • Finest Tradiitons Smokey Baked Beans
  • 38698
  • 8/15/12-8/20/12
  • 38854
  • 08/15/12-08/22/12 & 38700

Distribution

Distributed in 14 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 94 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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