Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-2236-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Steakhouse Potato Salads Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific Steakhouse Potato Salads because they contain onions potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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 agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Recalled salads, slaw, salsa, bean and dips contained onions that were recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination."

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling three varieties of Steakhouse Potato Salads: Copperwood Steakhouse Potato Salad (5 lbs.), Grandpas Steakhouse Potato Salad (5 lb.), and Finest Traditions Steak House Potato Salad (8 lb.). The recall is necessary because the salads contain onions that were recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 dates are listed in the official recall notice.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop eating them immediately and return them to the place of purchase for a refund or dispose of them. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.

The recalled product

Product: Steakhouse Potato Salads: 1) Copperwood Steakhouse Potato Salad, 5 lbs., 8 11839 01001 7, 5 lb.; 2) Grandpas Steakhouse Potato Salad, 5 lb., 0 11596 55604 8; 3) Finest Traditions Steak House Potato Salad, 8 lb., 10 733147 10773 4
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 (8)

1) Copperwood
01014
8/15/2012
2) 5604
08/13/12-08/20/12
3) Finest Traditions
38292
08/15/12

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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