The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2255-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Grandpas Potato Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Grandpas Potato Salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from onions supplied by Gills 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling specific sizes of Grandpas Potato Salad (16 oz., 8.2 lb., 3 lb., and 5 lb.) because the product contains onions that were recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall also covers other recalled salads, slaw, salsa, bean, and dip products that contained the same affected onions.

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 production dates are listed in the official recall notice.

Consumers who have these products should stop using them and check the packaging for the specific lot codes and dates listed in the recall notice. If the product matches the recalled codes, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Grandpas Potato Salad, 16 oz., 0 11596 14027 8; 8.2 lb., 0 11596 24227 9; 3 lb., 0 11596 34326 6; 5 lb., 0 11596 91026 0
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 (11)

  • 4027
  • 8/14/2012-8/17/2012
  • 4227
  • 08/17/12
  • 4326
  • 8/15/2012-8/20/2012
  • 8005
  • 08/20/12
  • 1026
  • 8/15/2012-8/20/2012 Acme Homestyle Potato Salad
  • 4209

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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