Garden-Fresh Macaroni Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling 5 lb. DF Homemade macaroni salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from recalled onions.
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 5 lb. packages of DF Homemade macaroni salad. The recall is being conducted because the product contains onions that were previously recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The affected product is identified by the UPC 0 70163 89080 0 and the code 401140, with a date of 8/22/2012. The total quantity involved is 610 lbs. The 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. This recall is part of a broader effort to remove products containing the affected onions from the market.
The recalled product
- Product
- DF Homemade macaroni Salad, 5 lbs., 0 70163 89080 0 ;
- 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 (3)
- DF Homemade macaroni Salad
- 401140
- 8/22/2012
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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