Garden-Fresh Potato Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Dairy Fresh Special Recipe Potato Salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in 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 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.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling Dairy Fresh Special Recipe Potato Salad, 5 lbs. The recall is being conducted because the product contains onions that were previously recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The affected product is identified by the code 98135 and the date 8/22/2012. The recall covers specific states, including Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the manufacturer or retailer for instructions on disposal or refund. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, older adults, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dairy Fresh Special Recipe Potato Salad, 5 lbs., 0 70163 40659 7, 5 lbs.
- 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 (2)
- 98135
- 8/22/2012
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.
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