FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-2255-2012

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

Grandpas Potato Salad, 16 oz., 0 11596 14027 8; 8.2 lb., 0 11596 24227 9; 3 lb., 0 11596 34326 6; 5 lb., 0 11596 91026 0

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
4027, 8/14/2012-8/17/2012, 4227, 08/17/12, 4326, 8/15/2012-8/20/2012, 8005, 08/20/12, 1026, 8/15/2012-8/20/2012 Acme Homestyle Potato Salad, 4209, 8/14/2012-8/17/2012
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-2255-2012. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.