Garden-Fresh Egg Salad Spread Recalled for Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific lots of egg salad spread because they contain 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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Recalled salads, slaw, salsa, bean and dips contained onions that were recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination."
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Garden-Fresh Egg Salad Spread and Finest Traditions Egg Salad Spread. The recall is due to the use of onions that were previously recalled by Gills Onions for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The affected products include Garden-Fresh Egg Salad Spread in 5 lb. containers and Finest Traditions Egg Salad Spread in 12 oz. and 4 lb. containers. The recall covers approximately 1,316 lbs of product. Distribution was limited to 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 lot codes. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.
The recalled product
- Product
- Egg Salad Spreads: 1) Garden-Fresh Egg Salad Spread, 5 lbs., 0 11596 52053 7; 2) Finest Traditions Egg Salad Spread, 12 oz., 7 33147 10491 0 & 4 lbs., 10 733147 10189
- 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 (4)
- 1) Garden-Fresh Egg Salad Spread
- 5168
- 8/10/2012-8/17/2012 2) 5168
- 8/10/12-8/17/12
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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