Garden-Fresh Deluxe Egg Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific lots of Deluxe Egg Salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from onions.
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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which is defined as a situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling Garden-Fresh Deluxe Egg Salad, 5 lbs. The recall involves specific lots identified by codes 0 11596 52043 8 and 0 11596 52122 0. The total quantity recalled is 1,570 lbs.
The recall is being conducted because the product contained onions that were previously recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.
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 these specific lots should check their refrigerators and discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Garden-Fresh Deluxe Egg Salad, 5 lbs., 0 11596 52043 8 & 5 lbs., 0 11596 52122 0;
- 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)
- Garden-Fresh Deluxe Egg Salad
- 2043
- 8/8/2012-8/15/2012
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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