Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Listeria-Contaminated Ready-to-Eat Salads and Spreads
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread, and dip products manufactured prior to November 6, 2013, due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
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. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread, and dip products sold under various brands. The recall includes products manufactured prior to November 6, 2013. The specific products identified in the recall notice include Dairy Fresh Deluxe BLT Pasta Salad (1/5 lb.) and Finest Traditions Deluxe BLT Pasta Salad (1/8 lb.).
The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The total quantity of product involved is 919,616.31 pounds. The products were distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific brands and code dates listed in the official recall notice. If the products are found, consumers should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dairy Fresh, Deluxe BLT Pasta Salad, 1/5 lb., 0 70163 50074 7 ,11/26/2013 - 12/10/2013 Finest Traditions, Deluxe BLT Pasta Salad, 1/8 lb.,10 733147 10770 3, 11/25/2013 - 12/9/2013
- Manufacturer
- Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
- 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 (4)
- 0 70163 50074 7
- 11/26/2013 - 12/10/2013
- 10 733147 10770 3
- 11/25/2013 - 12/9/2013
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 255 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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