Garden-Fresh Potato Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling specific lots of potato salad 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 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling Garden-Fresh Large Diced American Potato Salad, 5 lb. The recall is being conducted because the product contains onions that were previously recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The affected product is identified by the code 1018 and a use-by date of 8/16/2012. The recall also references Acme Homestyle Potato Salad with code 4209 and use-by dates ranging from 8/14/2012 to 8/17/2012. The source text indicates that the recalled items included salads, slaw, salsa, bean and dips that 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 dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Garden-Fresh Large Diced American Potato Salad, 5 lb., 0 11596 91018 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 (4)
- 1018
- 8/16/2012 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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