The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2220-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Garden-Fresh Creamy Cole Slaw Dressing Recalled for Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Creamy Cole Slaw Dressing because it contains onions potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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 mandates a minimum score of 4, and the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, in a ready-to-eat product typically warrants the highest severity rating in the absence of specific injury reports that would lower the classification.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling Garden-Fresh Creamy Cole Slaw Dressing, 2 lbs. The recall is due to the product containing onions that were recalled by Gills Onions for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The affected product is identified by the code: Garden-Fresh Creamy Cole Slaw Dressing, 3200, 09/09/12-09/15/12. The total quantity involved is 64 lbs. The product was distributed in Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Consumers should stop using the product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. This recall is part of a broader issue involving recalled salads, slaw, salsa, bean, and dips that contained the affected onions.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh Creamy Cole Slaw Dressing , 2 lbs., 0 11596 43200 7
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 Creamy Cole Slaw Dressing
  • 3200
  • 09/09/12-09/15/12

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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