Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Mustard Potato Salads Due to Listeria Risk
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various mustard potato salads because they contain onions potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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 voluntarily recalling multiple varieties of mustard potato salads, including Copperwood, Dairy Fresh, Garden Fresh, Market Pantry, Spartan, Spoon River, and Rogges brands. The recall is necessary because the salads contain onions that were previously recalled by Gills Onions due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products were distributed in Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin. Specific lot codes and use-by dates are listed in the official recall notice for each brand and size.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific brands, sizes, and codes listed in the recall. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. No illnesses have been reported in connection with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Mustard Potato Salads: 1) Copperwood Premium Mustard Potato Salad, 2 lbs., 8 11839 01001 2, 5 lbs.; 2) Dairy Fresh Mustard Potato Salad, 0 070163 89090 9, 5 lbs.; 3) Garden Fresh Mustard Potato Salad, l lb., 0 11596 14010 0, 2 lb. 0 11596 24215 6; 4) Market Pantry Mustard Potato
- 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 (20)
- 1) Copperwood
- 01001
- 8/15/2012
- 01029
- 8/15/2012-08/17/12
- 2) Dairy Fresh
- 401536
- 8/20/2012
- 3) Garden Fresh
- 4010
- 8/14/2012
- 4215
- 4) Market Pantry
- 24104
- 8/19/20128/25/2012
- 24100
- 8/21/2012
- 5) Spartan
- 4071
- 8/7/20128/14/2012
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.
See all 94 products in this recall →Related recalls
Same manufacturer · Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
See all →- CriticalSliced green onions recalled after in-house testing found Listeria monocytogenes
FDA (Food) · 2025-10-22
- SevereWeis Original Potato Salad recalled for undeclared milk allergen
FDA (Food) · 2022-03-02
- HighGarden Fresh Foods Recalls Sunflower Kernels in Salad Kits
FDA (Food) · 2016-07-27
- HighGarden Fresh Foods Recalls Sunflower Kernels in Salad Kits
FDA (Food) · 2016-07-27
- HighGarden Fresh Foods Recalls Sunflower Kernels in Salad Kits
FDA (Food) · 2016-07-27
Same hazard · listeria
See all →- HighImported Pork Guanciale Recalled for Possible Listeria Contamination
USDA FSIS · 2026-09-06
- HighKettle Cuisine Recalls Marketside Tomato Bisque Soup Kit for Listeria
FDA (Food) · 2026-09-02
- SevereFresh Cheddar Curd Cheese Recalled Due to Listeria Contamination
FDA (Food) · 2026-08-12
- SevereClover Hill Dairy Soft Ricotta Recalled Due to Listeria Contamination
FDA (Food) · 2026-08-12
- SevereClover Hill Dairy Pepper Jack Cheese Varieties Recalled Due to Listeria Contamination
FDA (Food) · 2026-08-12