The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2184-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Garden-Fresh Spinach Dip Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Finest Traditions Spinach Dip 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 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 Finest Traditions Spinach Dip, 8 oz. The recall involves 792 pounds of the product. The recall is being conducted because the dip contained onions that were 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. The product code is 38992, and the date code is 08/15/12.

Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type of recall.

The recalled product

Product
Finest Traditions Spinach Dip, 8 oz., 7 33147 10538 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 (2)

  • 38992
  • 08/15/12

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.

See all 94 products in this recall →