The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2258-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Garden-Fresh Potato Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Marsh's Signature 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.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling Marsh's Signature Potato Salad, 5 lb., due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall involves product containing onions that were previously recalled by Gills Onions for the same reason.

The affected product is identified by the code 1085 and has a use-by date range of August 13, 2012, to August 15, 2012. The recall covers distribution in Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who have this product should stop using it and contact the manufacturer for further instructions or a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Marsh's Signature Potato Salad, 5 lb., 0 11596 51085 9
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)

  • 1085
  • 8/13/2012-8/15/2012

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 →