Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-2233-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Garden-Fresh Potato Salads Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific potato salad products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from onions supplied by Gills 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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. 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 varieties of potato salad with egg, including Acme Homestyle Egg Potato Salad and Weis Potato w/ Egg Salad. The recall involves 1,836 lbs of product distributed across Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.

The recall was initiated because the salads contained onions that were recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected products include 16 oz. jars, 3 lb. tubs, and 5 lb. tubs with specific UPC codes and use-by dates ranging from August 13, 2012, to August 17, 2012.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific brands, sizes, and dates listed in the recall notice. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product: Potato Salad with Egg: 1) Acme Homestyle Egg Potato Salad, 16 oz. 0 11596 14005 3; 2) Weis Potato w/ Egg Salad, 16 oz., 0 41497 05841 9, 3 lb., 0 41497 05902 7, 5 lb., 0 11596 51101 6
Manufacturer: Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Category: Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard: listeria

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 (9)

1) Acme Homestyle Egg Potato Salad
4005
8/17/2012
2) Weis Potato w/ Egg Salad
05841
8/15/2012-8/16/2012
05902
8/14/2012-8/16/2012 & 1101
8/13/2012-8/16/2012

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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