FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-2236-2012

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

Steakhouse Potato Salads: 1) Copperwood Steakhouse Potato Salad, 5 lbs., 8 11839 01001 7, 5 lb.; 2) Grandpas Steakhouse Potato Salad, 5 lb., 0 11596 55604 8; 3) Finest Traditions Steak House Potato Salad, 8 lb., 10 733147 10773 4

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
1) Copperwood, 01014, 8/15/2012; 2) 5604, 08/13/12-08/20/12; 3) Finest Traditions, 38292, 08/15/12
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-2236-2012. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.