The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2169-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Garden-Fresh Anti Pasto Salad Base Recalled for Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Anti Pasto Salad Base due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from recalled onions.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling Garden-Fresh Anti Pasto Salad Base, Net Wt. 4 lbs. (UPC 0 11596 65634 2). The recall involves 820 lbs of product with Product Code 5634B and date codes ranging from 8/17/2012 to 8/20/2012.

The recall is being conducted because the salad base contained onions that were previously recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected product was distributed in Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who have this product in their possession should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh Anti Pasto Salad Base, Net Wt. 4 lbs., UPC 0 11596 65634 2
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)

  • Product Code 5634B with Date codes 8/17/2012-8/20/2012

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.

See all 94 products in this recall →