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SevereFDA (Food)·F-2224-201·Announced 2012-09-19

Finest Traditions Cole Slaw Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Finest Traditions Homemade-Style Cole Slaw 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 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. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Finest Traditions Homemade-Style Cole Slaw. The recall involves 8 lb. and 16 oz. packages of the product. The total quantity recalled is 552 lbs.

The recall is being conducted because the 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 were distributed in Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who have purchased the affected products should check their refrigerators for the specific lot codes listed in the recall notice. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Finest Traditions Homemade-Style Cole Slaw, 8 lbs., 10 733147 10170 1; Finest Traditions Homemade Style Cole Slaw, 16 oz., 7 33147 00025 0;
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 (5)

  • Finest Traditions Homemade-Style Cole Slaw
  • 38562
  • 08/13/12-08/20/12 Finest Traditions Homemade Style Cole Slaw
  • 38858
  • 08/13/12-08/20/12

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.

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