The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2247-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Garden-Fresh Potato Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Country Style Potato Salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from onions.

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 minimum severity score of 4, and the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, in a ready-to-eat food product elevates the risk to the highest level per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling Garden-Fresh Country Style Potato Salad, 5 lb. The recall is being conducted because the product contains onions that were recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The affected product is identified by the code 1075 and the date 08/20/12. The source text also references Acme Homestyle Potato Salad with code 4209 and dates ranging from 8/14/2012 to 8/17/2012. The recall covers distribution in Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Consumers should stop using the recalled product and check their pantries for the specific items listed in the recall notice.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh Country Style Potato Salad, 5 lb., 0 11596 51075 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 (4)

  • 1075
  • 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 →