Class IF-0423-2014

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 Red Skin Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 14061 2, 16 oz, Product Code 4061. Weis Red Potato Salad, UPC 0 41497 05848 8, 16 oz, Product Code 05848. Portillo's Gourmet Red Skin Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 14060 5, 16 oz, Product code4060. Weis Red Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 51105 4, 2/5 lb., Product Code 1105. Grandpa's Red Skin Potato Salad, UPC 0 11596 51080 4, 2/5 lb., Product Code 1080

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: Code Date 4061 = 9/24/2013 - 10/9/2013; 05848 = 09/24/2013 - 10/08/2013; 05848 = 9/26/2013 - 10/10/2013. 1105.-=10/2/2013 - 10/9/2013 1080. =10/3/2013
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-0423-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.