The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2245-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Garden-Fresh Potato Salads Recalled for Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific American Potato Salads due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from 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 mandates a severity score of at least 4. Additionally, the hazard involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, and the source text explicitly states the agency classification is Class I, which typically indicates a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling specific varieties of American Potato Salad, including Garden-Fresh, Market Pantry, and Spartan brands. The recall involves 1 lb, 2 lb, and 3 lb packages. 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 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 issue, but this specific recall notice focuses on the potato salad products.

Consumers who have purchased these specific products should check their pantries for the listed brands and package sizes. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
American Potato Salads: 1) Garden-Fresh American Potato Salad, 1 lb., 0 11596 14015 5, 2 lb., 0 11596 24200 2; 2) Market Pantry American Potato Salad, l lb., 0 85293 24107 3, 3 lb., 0 85239 24102 8; 3) Spartan American Potato Salad, 3 lb., 0 11213 90325 5
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 (13)

  • 1) Garden-Fresh
  • 4015
  • 08/17/12
  • 4200
  • 08/15/12
  • 2) Market Pantry
  • 24107
  • 9/19/2012-8/25/2012
  • 3) Spartan
  • 4370
  • 8/16/2012-8/20/2012 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.

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