Class IF-0422-2014

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

Grandpa's Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 14027 8, 16 oz, Product Code 4027. Marsh Signature Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 51085 9, 2/5 lb. , Product Code 1085. Family Style Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 51061 3, 2/5 lb., Product Code 1061. Grandpa's Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 24227 9, 2 lb., Product Code 4227. Grandpa's Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 34326 6, 3 lb., Product Code 4326. Grandpa's Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 91026 0. , 2/5 lb., Product Code 1026. Spoon River Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 51032 3, 2/5 lb., Product Code 1032.

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: Code Date 4027 = 9/24/2013 - 10/9/2013. 1085.=10/9/2013 1061.=10/3/2013 - 10/9/2013 4227.=10/3/2013 - 10/9/2013 4326.=9/30/2013 - 10/10/2013 1026=. 9/30/2013 - 10/10/2013 1032.= 10/3/2013 - 10/10/2013
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-0422-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.