CLASS I Food recall · Reported 25 Dec 2013 · FDA Enforcement Report
Garden-Fresh, German Potato Salad, 0 recalled
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling Garden-Fresh, German Potato Salad, 0 11596 91020 8, 11/21/2013 - 12/9/2013, distributed in 8 states. The recall was initiated on 7 Nov 2013 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-0956-2014
- FDA event ID
- 66819
- Recalling firm
- Garden-Fresh Foods, Milwaukee, WI
- Brand
- Garden-Fresh
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 7 Nov 2013
- FDA classified
- 18 Dec 2013
- Reported
- 25 Dec 2013
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Press Release
- Reason category
- Listeria
- Product category
- Salad Kits
Timeline
| 7 Nov 2013 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 18 Dec 2013 | Classified by FDA | +41 days |
| 25 Dec 2013 | Published in enforcement report | +7 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread and dip products sold under various brands and code dates manufactured prior to November 06, 2013 because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures. Infection is most dangerous for pregnant women, newborns, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. Symptoms can appear up to 70 days after eating contaminated food.
Product as listed by the FDA
Garden-Fresh, German Potato Salad, 2/5 lb., 0 11596 91020 8, 11/21/2013 - 12/9/2013; Garden-Fresh, German Potato Salad, 12/16 oz,. 0 11596 14017 9, 0 11596 14017 9, 11/25/2013 - 12/5/2013; Garden-Fresh, German Potato Salad, 4/48 oz.., 0 11596 34319 8, 0 00 11596 44319 5, 11/21/2013 - 12/9/2013; Grandpa's, German Potato Salad, 2/5 lb., 0 11596 91023 9, 12/5/2013 - 12/14/2013; Grandpa's, German Potato Salad, 12/16 oz., 0 11596 14016 2, 0 00 11596 24016 9, 12/5/2013;
Where it was distributed
IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, OH, PA, WI.
IllinoisIndianaMichiganMinnesotaMissouriOhioPennsylvaniaWisconsin
Questions about this recall
Is Garden-Fresh, German Potato Salad, 0 11596 91020 8, 11/21/2013 - 12/9/2013 recalled?
Yes. Garden-Fresh Foods recalled Garden-Fresh, German Potato Salad, 0 11596 91020 8, 11/21/2013 - 12/9/2013 on 7 Nov 2013. The recall is Class I and its status is Terminated. Recall number F-0956-2014.
Why was it recalled?
Garden-Fresh Foods is recalling various cut vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, slaw, spread and dip products sold under various brands and code dates manufactured prior to November 06, 2013 because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Which lots are affected?
0 11596 91020 8 11/21/2013 - 12/9/2013; 0 11596 14017 9 0 11596 14017 9 11/25/2013 - 12/5/2013; 0 11596 34319 8 0 00 11596 44319 5 11/21/2013 - 12/9/2013; 0 11596 91023 9 12/5/2013 - 12/14/2013; 0 11596 14016 2 0 00 11596 24016 9 12/5/2013;
Where was it sold?
IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, OH, PA, WI.
What should I do if I have it?
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 21 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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