The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-2217-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Garden-Fresh Sweet and Sour Cucumber Recalled for Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Sweet and Sour cucumbers due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from recalled onions.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling Garden-Fresh Sweet and Sour cucumber, 5 lbs. (UPC 0 11596 52014 8). The recall involves 1,180 lbs of product with date codes ranging from 08/06/12 to 08/10/12.

The recall is being conducted because the product contained onions that were previously recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The source text notes that recalled salads, slaw, salsa, bean and dips contained these affected onions.

The 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 place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh Sweet and Sour cucumber, 5 lbs., UPC 0 11596 52014 8;
Manufacturer
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Pickled Vegetables
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 (5)

  • Brand
  • Product name
  • Product Code and Date Code: Garden-Fresh Sweet and Sour cucumber
  • 2014
  • 08/06/12-08/10/12

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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