The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2209-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Garden-Fresh Macaroni Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Family Style Macaroni Salad because it contains onions potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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 source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which corresponds to a Critical severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling Garden-Fresh Family Style Macaroni Salad, 5 lbs, due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall involves product with code 2060 and dates ranging from 8/15/2012 to 8/17/2012.

The recall is necessary because the product contains onions that were previously recalled by Gills Onions for the same potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The source text indicates that other recalled items, including slaw, salsa, and bean and dips, were also affected by the contaminated onions.

The affected 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 this specific product and dispose of it or return it to the store of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh Family Style Macaroni Salad 2060 5 lbs 0 11596 52060 5
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 (1)

  • Garden-Fresh Family Style Macaroni Salad 2060 8/15/2012-8/17/2012

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 →