Garden-Fresh Potato Salads Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific premium potato salads due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from recalled onions.
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 recalling specific varieties of premium potato salads, including Copperwood and Our Own brands, in 2 lb. and 5 lb. sizes. The recall is being conducted because the salads contained onions that were previously 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 production dates are listed in the official recall notice for identification purposes.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific lot codes and dates listed in the recall notice. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Premium Potato Salads: 1) Copperwood Premium Potato Salad, 2 lb., 8 11839 01000 5, 5 lb., 8 11839 01016 6; 2) Our Own Premium Potato Salad, 5 lb., 0 11596 91045 1
- 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) Copperwood
- 01000
- 8/15/2012-08/17/12
- 0106
- 8/15/2012
- 2) Our Own
- 1045
- 8/10/2012-8/12/2012 Acme Homestyle Potato Salad
- 4209
- 8/14/2012-8/17/2012
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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