Garden Fresh Egg Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling Garden Fresh Egg Salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. 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 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Garden Fresh Egg Salad, Code #2022, Net Wt. 5 lbs. (2.268 Kg), UPC 11596-52022. The recall is being conducted because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled product consists of 425 lbs. (85 - 5 lb. containers) and was distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Affected units bear the code Use By 09121401.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific code and UPC listed above. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Garden Fresh Egg Salad, Code #2022, Net Wt. 5 lbs. (2.268 Kg) UPC 11596-52022
- 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 (1)
- Use By 09121401
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