FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-0440-2014

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

Archer Farms Spinach Dip, UPC 0 85239 69052 9, 11 oz, Product Code 99010. Archer Farms Spinach Dip, UPC 0 85239 69053 6, 18 oz, Product Code 69052. Finest Traditions Spinach Dip, UPC 7 33147 10538 2, 8 oz. Product Code 38992. Our Own Spinach Dip, UPC 0 11596 55149 4, 1/5 lb., Product Code 5149

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Code Date 99010 / 69052 = 10/5/2013 - 10/26/2013.; 38992 =9/23/2013 - 10/10/2013 5149. =1 0/11/2013
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-0440-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.