Garden-Fresh Potato Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Finest Traditions Roasted Garlic 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 is defined as a serious health hazard. Additionally, the recall involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Finest Traditions Roasted Garlic Potato Salad, 8 lb., because it contains onions that were previously recalled by Gills Onions. The onions were recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The recalled product is identified by the code 38580 and dates ranging from 08/15/12 to 08/22/12. The recall also includes Acme Homestyle Potato Salad, code 4209, with dates from 8/14/2012 to 8/17/2012. The source text indicates that other recalled items, including slaw, salsa, bean, and dips, also contained the affected onions.
The product was distributed in Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and codes and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Finest Traditions Roasted Garlic Potato Salad, 8 lb., 10 7 33147 10159 6
- 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 (4)
- 38580
- 08/15/12-08/22/12 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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