The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2234-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Garden-Fresh Potato Salads Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific lots of Acme and Finest Traditions potato salads due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from onions.

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 metadata explicitly identifies this as an FDA Class I recall, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Acme Homestyle Potato Salad and Finest Traditions Homestyle Potato Salad. The recall involves 3,680 pounds 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 previously recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected products include Acme Homestyle Potato Salad (2 lbs) with code 4209 and use-by dates from August 14, 2012, to August 17, 2012. It also includes Finest Traditions Homestyle Potato Salad in 16 oz, 3 lb, and 8 lb sizes with specific codes and use-by dates ranging from August 13, 2012, to August 20, 2012.

Consumers who have purchased these specific products should check their pantries for the listed codes and dates. If they possess the recalled items, they should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. This recall is classified as Class I by the FDA, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Homestyle Potato Salads: 1) Acme Homestyle Potato Salad, 2 lbs. 0 11596 34209 2 ; 2) Finest Traditions Homestyle Potato Salad, 16 oz., 7 33147 00019 9, 3 lb., 7 33147 00031 1 , 8 lb., 10 733147 10134 3
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 (10)

  • 1) Acme
  • 4209
  • 8/14/2012-8/17/2012
  • 2) Finest Tradition
  • 38860
  • 08/15/12
  • 38980
  • 08/13/12-08/20/12
  • 38640
  • 08/15/12-08/20/12

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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