The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2246-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Garden-Fresh and Weis Amish Potato Salads Recalled for Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific Amish Potato Salads because they contain onions potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling Garden-Fresh Amish Country Potato Salad and Weis Amish Potato Salad in 16 oz, 3 lb, and 5 lb sizes. The recall is due to the use of onions that were previously recalled by Gills Onions for 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 use-by dates are listed in the official recall notice.

Consumers should stop using the recalled products and return them to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Amish Potato Salads: 1) Garden-Fresh Amish Country Potato Salad, 5 lb., 0 11596 51005 7; 2) Weis Amish Potato Salad, 16 oz., 0 41497 05845 7, 3 lb., 0 41497 05901 0, 5 lb., 0 11596 51103 0
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 (8)

  • 1) Garden-Fresh
  • 1005
  • 8/17/12
  • 2) Weis
  • 1103
  • 8/14/2012-8/16/2012
  • 05845
  • 05901

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 →