FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-0504-2014

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

Finest Traditions Blue Cheese Potato Salad, Product Code 10 733147 10137 4, 1/8 lb;

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
10 733147 10137 4 = 11/4/2013;
Quantity
1,159,754.46 total pounds, 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
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
726 S 12th St., N/A, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53204-1211

Distribution

Distribution pattern
CA, IL, IN, MA, MI,MN, MO, OH, PA, WI.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2013-10-30
FDA classified
2013-12-02
Posted by FDA
2013-12-11
Terminated
2014-03-13
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0504-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.