Garden-Fresh Fresh Salsa Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific lots of Fresh Salsa due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from 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 source metadata explicitly identifies this as an FDA Class I recall, which the rubric defines as Critical.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Garden-Fresh Fresh Salsa in 15 oz. and 5 lb. containers, including Roundys Fresh Salsa. The recall involves approximately 2,605.625 pounds of product.
The recall was initiated because the salsa contained onions that were previously recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. 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 and use-by dates listed in the recall notice. If they possess these items, they should stop using them and follow the instructions provided by the recalling firm or the FDA.
The recalled product
- Product
- Garden-Fresh Fresh Salsa, 15 oz., 0 11596 06137 5; 5 lbs.,0 11596 59010 3; 5 lbs., Roundys Fresh Salsa, 0 11596 59011 0; 15 oz., 0 11596 06117 7
- Manufacturer
- Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Salsa
- 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)
- 6137
- 8/20/2012
- 9010
- 8/24/2012-8/27/2012
- 9011
- 8/25/2012-8/26/2012
- Roundys Fresh Salsa
- 6117
- 8/25/2012
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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