Garden-Fresh German Potato Salads Recalled for Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific German Potato Salads because they contain onions potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling specific varieties of German Potato Salad, including Copperwood Kitchens, Garden-Fresh, and Grandpa's brands. The recall is necessary because the salads contain onions that were previously recalled by Gills Onions due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
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 brand names, container sizes, and UPC numbers listed in the official recall notice.
Individuals who have purchased these products should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.
The recalled product
- Product
- German Potato Salads packaged under the following brand, dip name, container size, and UPC number: 1. Copperwood Kitchens German Potato Salad, 5 lbs., 8 11839 01033 3; 2. Garden-Fresh German Potato Salad, 16 oz., 0 11596 14017 9 ,3 lbs., 0 11596 34319 8 , 5 lbs., 0 11596
- Manufacturer
- Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- 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 (9)
- 1. Copperwood Kitchens German Potato Salad
- 810333
- 8/16/2012 2. Garden-Fresh German Potato Salad
- 4017
- 8/13/2012-8/15/2012
- 4319
- 8/13/2012 & 1020
- 8/13/2012-8/20/2012 3. 1023
- 08/13/12-08/16/12
Distribution
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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