The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2257-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Garden-Fresh Potato Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Spoon River Potato Salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in 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 severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling Spoon River 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 1032 and the date 8/14/2012. 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 item listed above.

The recalled product

Product
Spoon River Potato Salad, 5 lb., 0 11596 51032 3
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 (2)

  • 1032
  • 8/14/2012

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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