Class IF-0418-2014

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

Market Pantry American Style Potato Salad, UPC 0 85239 24107 3, 16 oz, Product Code 24107. Garden-Fresh American Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 14015 5, 16 oz, Product Code 4015. Spartan American Potato Salad, UPC 0 11213 90320 0, 16 oz, Product Code 4070. Market Pantry American Potato Salad, UPC 0 85239 24102 8, 3 lb. Product Code 24102. Garden-Fresh American Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 24200 2, 2 lb., Product Code 4200. Garden-Fresh American Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 34310 5, 3 lb, .Product Code 4310. Garden-Fresh American Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 51010 1, 2/5 lb., Product Code 1010. Garden-Fresh Large Diced American Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 91018 5, 2/5 lb., Product Code 1018

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: Code Date: 24107 = 9/28/2013 - 10/15/2013 4015 = 9/24/2013 - 10/10/2013 4070 = 09/24/2013 - 10/02/2013 24102 = 9/30/2013 - 10/15/2013 4200 = 10/3/2013 4310 =9/28/2013 - 10/10/2013 1010 =9/28/2013 - 10/10/2013 1018.=10/1/2013 - 10/4/2013
Quantity: 94,346 total cases, for all varieties

Why it was recalled

Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various ready-to-eat salads, slaw, and dip products sold under various brands and codes because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Recalling firm

Firm: Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Notification channel: Letter
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address: 726 S 12th St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53204-1211

Distribution

Distribution pattern: nationwide

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2013-09-20
FDA classified: 2013-12-10
Posted by FDA: 2013-12-18
Terminated: 2014-02-11
Status: Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0418-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.