Class IF-0429-2014

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 Coleslaw, UPC 0 85239 24106 6, 15 oz, Product Code 24106. Spartan Cole Slaw, UPC 0 11213 90322 4, 16 oz, Product Code 4072. Market Pantry Coleslaw, UPC 0 85239 24114 1, 44 oz., Product Code 24114. Family Style Cole Slaw, UPC 0 11596 53060 4, 2/5 lb., Product Code 3060. Grandpa's Cole Slaw, UPC 0 11596 08006 2, 3.5 oz, Product Code 8006. Grandpa's Cole Slaw, UPC 0 11596 24237 8, 2 lb., Product Code 4325. Grandpa's Cole Slaw, UPC 0 11596 34325 9, 3 lb., Product Code 4237. Grandpa's Cole Slaw, UPC 0 11596 93021 3, 2/5 lb., Product Code 3021.

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: Code Date 24106 = 10/1/2013 - 10/13/2013; 4072 = 9/23/2013 - 10/08/2013. 24114= 10/8/2013 - 10/14 2013 3060 =9/30/2013 8006 = 10/4/2013 4325 = 10/1/2013 - 10/9/2013 4237 = 10/1/2013 - 10/4/2013 3021 = 10/1/2013 - 10/9/2013
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-0429-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.