The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2221-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Multiple Cole Slaw Brands Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific lots of Spartan, Market Pantry, and Spoon River cole slaws because they contain 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 source text identifies the agency classification as Class I, which corresponds to a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death, meeting the criteria for a Critical severity score.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Spartan, Market Pantry, and Spoon River cole slaws. The recall involves 17,082 lbs of product distributed in Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.

The recall is being conducted because the recalled salads, slaw, salsa, and bean and dips contained onions that were previously recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected products include Spartan Cole Slaw (1 lb. and 3 lbs.), Market Pantry Cole Slaw (15 oz. and 44 oz.), and Spoon River Cole Slaw (3 lb.).

Consumers who have purchased these specific products should check their labels for the listed UPC codes and use-by dates. If they possess the affected items, they should discard them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Cole Slaws: 1) Spartan Cole Slaw, 1 lb., 0 11213 90322 4, & 3 lbs., 0 11213 90327 9; 2) Market Pantry Cole Slaw, 15 oz., 0 85329 24106 6, & 44 oz., 0 85239 24114; 3) Spoon River Cole Slaw, 3 lb., 0 11596 34238 2
Manufacturer
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Prepared Salads
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 (10)

  • 1) Spartan Cole Slaw
  • 4072
  • 08/14/12-08/20/12 & 4372
  • 08/16/12-08/20/12
  • 2) Market Pantry Cole Slaw
  • 24106
  • 8/19/2012 & 24106
  • 8/20/2012-8/25/2012
  • 3) 44238
  • 8/15/12

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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