Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-2176-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

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.

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 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…
Manufacturer: Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Category: Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard: listeria

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

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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