FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-0433-2014

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

Weis Old Fashion Cole Slaw, UPC 0 41497 05849 5, 16 oz, Product Code 05849. Weis Old Fashion Coleslaw, UPC 0 11596 53100 7, 2/5 lb., Product Code 3100.

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Code Date 05849 = 09/24/2013 - 10/10/2013. 3100.= 10/2/2013
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-0433-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.