The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2260-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Weis Potato Salad Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Weis Original Potato Salad because it contains onions potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling Weis Original Potato Salad in 16 oz., 3 lb., and 5 lb. sizes. The recall is due to the use of onions that were recalled by Gills Onions for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The affected products are distributed in Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin. Specific lot codes and use-by dates are listed in the structured product information.

Consumers should stop using the recalled products and return them to the place of purchase for a refund or follow instructions provided by the recalling firm.

The recalled product

Product
Weis Original Potato Salad, 16 oz., 0 41497 05838 9, 3 lb., 0 41497 05900 3, 5 lb., 0 11596 51102 3
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 (5)

  • 05838
  • 8/14/2012-8/16/2012
  • 05900
  • 1102
  • 8/14/2012-8/20-2012

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 →