The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2207-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Finest Traditions Macaroni Salad Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific sizes of Finest Traditions Macaroni Salad 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 source metadata explicitly identifies this as an FDA Class I recall, which the rubric defines as Critical (Score 5). Additionally, the hazard involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling specific sizes of Finest Traditions Macaroni Salad (16 oz., 3 lbs., and 8 lbs.) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall involves product codes 38856, 38982, and 38552, with production dates ranging from August 8, 2012, to August 15, 2012.

The recall is necessary because the salads contain onions that were previously recalled by Gills Onions due to the same potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The source text indicates that other products, including slaw, salsa, bean, and dips, were also affected by this onion contamination issue.

The recalled product was distributed in Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and discard them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Finest Traditions Macaroni Salad, 16 oz., 7 33147 00018 2, 3 lbs., 7 33147 00032 8 & 8 lbs., 10 733147 10140 4;
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 (6)

  • Finest Traditions Macaroni Salad
  • 38856
  • 08/08/12-08/15/12
  • 38982
  • 08/13/12 & 38552
  • 08/08/12-08/13/12

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.

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