The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2243-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Garden-Fresh Potato Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific varieties of Finest Traditions Deluxe Potato Salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from recalled onions.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which per the rubric mandates a score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling specific varieties of Finest Traditions Deluxe Potato Salad, including 16 oz., 3 lb., and 8 lb. sizes. The recall affects products with specific UPC codes and use-by dates ranging from August 14, 2012, to August 20, 2012. The affected products were distributed in Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.

The recall is being conducted because the salads contained onions that were previously recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The source text notes that other recalled items, such as slaw, salsa, bean, and dips, were also affected by the same onion contamination issue.

Consumers who have purchased the affected products should check their pantries for the specific UPC codes and use-by dates listed in the recall notice. If the products are found, consumers should discard them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Finest Traditions Deluxe Potato Salad, 16 oz., 7 33147 00007 6, 3 lb., 7 33147 00030 4, 8 lb., 10 733147 10130 5, 8 lb., 10 733147 10450 4
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 (9)

  • 38768
  • 08/15/12-08/20/12
  • 38568
  • 08/20/12
  • 38978
  • 38536
  • 08/15/12-08/20/12 Acme Homestyle Potato Salad
  • 4209
  • 8/14/2012-8/17/2012

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.

See all 94 products in this recall →

Related recalls

Same manufacturer · Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.

See all →

Same hazard · listeria

See all →

Similar recalls