Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Bow Tie Pastas Due to Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling two types of 5-lb bow tie pastas 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 agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Recalled salads, slaw, salsa, bean and dips contained onions that were recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination."
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling two varieties of 5-lb bow tie pasta: Copperwood Kitchens Venetian Bow Tie Pasta and Garden-Fresh Venetian Bowtie Pasta. The recall is being conducted because the products contain 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. The specific codes for the recalled items are 81031908/14/12-08/20/12 for the Copperwood Kitchens brand and 2027, 08/16/12 for the Garden-Fresh brand.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific codes listed above. If the products are found, they should be discarded or returned 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
- Bow Tie Pastas: 1) Copperwood Kitchens Venetian Bow Tie Pasta, 5 lbs., 8 11839 01031 9; 2) Garden-Fresh Venetian Bowtie Pasta, 5 lbs., 0 11596 520278
- 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 (3)
- 1) 81031908/14/12-08/20/12
- 2) 2027
- 08/16/12
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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