Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Vegetable Spaghetti Due to Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Finest Traditions Garden Vegetable Spaghetti because it contains 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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which is the highest severity level indicating a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling Finest Traditions Garden Vegetable Spaghetti, 8 lbs. The recall is due to the product containing onions that were recalled by Gills Onions because of 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 specific code information for the recalled units is 38612, with dates ranging from 08/15/12 to 08/20/12.
Consumers who have this product in their possession should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Finest Traditions Garden Vegetable Spaghetti 8 lbs., 10 733147 10196 1
- Manufacturer
- Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Pasta
- 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)
- 38612
- 08/15/12-08/20/12
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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