Garden-Fresh and Weis Macaroni Salads Recalled for Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific lots of macaroni salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from recalled onions.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Garden-Fresh Amish Country Macaroni Salad and Weis Amish Macaroni Salad. The recall involves a total of 14,680 lbs of product. The affected products include Garden-Fresh Amish Country Macaroni Salad (5 lbs, code 2010, date 08/15/12) and Weis Amish Macaroni Salad (16 oz, code 05844, date 8/16/2012; 5 lbs, code 2105, dates 8/14/2012-8/16/2012; and 3 lbs, code 05905, dates 8/14/2012-8/16/2012).
The recall was initiated because the salads contained onions that were previously recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.
The affected products were distributed in Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin. Consumers who have purchased these specific lots of macaroni salad should check their labels for the codes and dates listed above and discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Garden-Fresh Amish Country macaroni Salad, 2010, 5 lbs, 011596520100 Weis Amish Macaroni Salad: 05844, 16 oz, 41497058440. 2105, 5 lbs, 11596521053 05905, 3 lbs, 41497059058
- Manufacturer
- Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
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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