The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2219-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Garden-Fresh Cranberry Walnut Red Cabbage Slaw Base Recalled for Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Cranberry Walnut Red Cabbage Slaw Base 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates 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 Cranberry Walnut Red Cabbage Slaw Base, 8 lbs. The recall is due to the product containing onions that were previously recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The affected product is identified by the code 3028B and has a use-by date range of 08/16/12 to 08/20/12. A total of 1,304 lbs of the product was distributed to Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. for further instructions or a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh Cranberry Walnut Red Cabbage Slaw Base, 8 lbs., 0 11596 83028 5;
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 Cranberry Walnut Red Cabbage Slaw Base
  • 3028B
  • 08/16/12-08/20/12

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.

See all 94 products in this recall →

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