Recalls / Class I
Class IF-2176-2012
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
German Potato Salads packaged under the following brand, dip name, container size, and UPC number: 1. Copperwood Kitchens German Potato Salad, 5 lbs., 8 11839 01033 3; 2. Garden-Fresh German Potato Salad, 16 oz., 0 11596 14017 9 ,3 lbs., 0 11596 34319 8 , 5 lbs., 0 11596 91020 8 3. Grandpa's German Potato Salad, 5 lbs., 0 11596 91023 9
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- 1. Copperwood Kitchens German Potato Salad, 810333, 8/16/2012 2. Garden-Fresh German Potato Salad, 4017, 8/13/2012-8/15/2012, 4319, 8/13/2012 & 1020, 8/13/2012-8/20/2012 3. 1023, 08/13/12-08/16/12
- Quantity
- N/A
Why it was recalled
Recalled salads, slaw, salsa, bean and dips contained onions that were recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
- Notification channel
- Letter
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 726 S 12th St., N/A, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53204-1211
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- AZ CA FL IA IL IN MA MI MN MO OH PA TX WI
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2012-07-27
- FDA classified
- 2012-09-07
- Posted by FDA
- 2012-09-19
- Terminated
- 2012-11-15
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2176-2012. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.