The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2227-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Garden-Fresh Creamy Country Cole Slaw Recalled for Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Creamy Country Cole Slaw due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from recalled onions.

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 Finest Traditions Creamy Country Cole Slaw, 8 lbs. The recall is being conducted because the product contained onions that were previously recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The affected product is identified by the code 38554 and dates ranging from 08/13/12 to 08/22/12. The recall covers a total of 880 lbs of product. Distribution was limited 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 the manufacturer for further instructions. The recall is part of a broader effort to remove products containing the affected onions from the market.

The recalled product

Product
Finest Traditions Creamy Country Cole Slaw, 8 lbs., 10 733147 10172 5;
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)

  • Finest Traditions Creamy Country Cole Slaw
  • 38554
  • 08/13/12-08/22/12

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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