The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2261-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Acme Homestyle Cole Slaw Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Acme Homestyle Cole Slaw 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 source metadata explicitly identifies this as an FDA Class I recall, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling Acme Homestyle Cole Slaw, 16 oz. 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 4034 and dates ranging from 8/5/12 to 8/17/12. The product was distributed in Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Acme Homestyle Cole Slaw, 16 oz., 0 11596 14304 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 (2)

  • 4034
  • 8/5/12-8/17/12

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 →