Class IF-0568-2014

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

Family Style Cole Slaw, Product Code 0 11596 53060 4 , 2/5 lb; Grandpas Cole Slaw, Product Code 0 11596 08006 2, 18/3.5oz; Grandpas Cole Slaw, Product Code 0 11596 14028 5, 12/16 oz; Grandpas Cole Slaw, Product Code 0 11596 24237 8, 8/2 lb; Grandpas Cole Slaw, Product Code 0 11596 34325 9, 4/3 lb; Grandpas Cole Slaw, Product Code 0 11596 93021 3, 2/5 lb; Market Pantry Cole Slaw, Product Code 0 85239 24106 6, 6/15 oz; Market Pantry Cole Slaw, Product Code 0 85239 24114 1, 6/44 oz; Dairy Fresh Chopped Cole Slaw,Product Code 0 70163 57363 5, 2/5 lb; Spartan Cole Slaw, Product Code 0 11213 90322 4, 6/16 oz; Marsh's Grandpas Cole Slaw, Product Code 0 11596 93021 3, 2/5 lb; Dominick's Grandpas Cole Slaw, Product Code 0 11596 14028 5, 12/16 oz ;

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: 0 11596 53060 4= 10/30/2013 - 11/4/2013 ; 0 11596 08006 2=11/4/2013 - 11/20/2013; 14028 5=10/31/2013 - 11/20/2013 0 11596 24237 8=11/4/2013; 0 11596 34325 9=11/4/2013 - 11/18/2013; 0 11596 93021 3=10/30/2013 - 11/18/2013; 0 85239 24106 6=10/30/2013 - 11/2 2013; 0 85239 24114 1 =11/2/2013; 0 70163 57363 5= 11/10/2013; 0 11213 90322 4= 10/31/2013 - 11/20/2013; 0 11596 93021 3 = 11/6/2013 - 11/14/2013; 0 11596 14028 5= 11/4/2013 - 11/15/2013
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-0568-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.