The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2211-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Copperwood Kitchens Deviled Egg Potato Salad Recalled for Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Copperwood Kitchens Deviled Egg Potato 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 corresponds to a Critical severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling Copperwood Kitchens Deviled Egg Potato Salad, product code 00295, manufactured between August 15, 2012, and August 20, 2012. The recall involves 1,350 pounds of the product.

The recall is being conducted because the salad contains onions that were previously recalled by Gills Onions due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product was distributed in Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific product code and date range. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Copperwood Kitchens Deviled Egg Potato Salad, 00295, 8/15/2012-8/20/2012
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 (3)

  • Copperwood Kitchens Deviled Egg Potato Salad
  • 00295
  • 8/15/2012-8/20/2012

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.

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