Garden-Fresh Black Bean Couscous Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling 5 lb. packages of Black Bean Couscous 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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a Critical severity score according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling 320 lbs of Garden-Fresh Black Bean Couscous, 5 lbs., UPC 0 11596 55620 8. The product was distributed in Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin. The recall covers products with code 5620 and dates ranging from 08/06/12 to 08/13/12.
The recall is being conducted because the product contained onions that were previously recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The source text indicates that this recall is part of a broader issue affecting salads, slaw, salsa, bean, and dip products containing the affected onions.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC and date codes listed above. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which is the most serious type of recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Garden-Fresh Black Bean Couscous, 5 lbs., 0 11596 55620 8
- Manufacturer
- Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Prepared Foods
- 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 Black Bean Couscous
- 5620
- 08/06/12-08/13/12
Distribution
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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