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.
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 meets the criteria for a High severity score (3) according to the rubric.
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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