Garden-Fresh Cole Slaw Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling 5 lb. Family Style Cole Slaw due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from recalled 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 score of 4, and the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, in a ready-to-eat product typically warrants the highest severity rating in the absence of specific injury reports that would lower the risk profile.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling Garden-Fresh Family Style Cole Slaw, 5 lb. The recall is due to the use of onions that were previously recalled by Gills Onions for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The affected product is identified by the code 3060 and the date 8/16/12. The product was distributed in Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.
Consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. This recall is part of a broader effort to remove products containing the affected onions from the market.
The recalled product
- Product
- Garden-Fresh Family Style Cole Slaw, 5 lb., 0 11596 53060 4
- 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)
- 3060
- 8/16/12
Distribution
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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