WASHINGTON – Garden Fresh Foods, a Milwaukee, WI. establishment, is recalling approximately 6,694 additional pounds of ready-to-eat chicken and ham products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The company is recalling these products in addition to the 19,054 pounds of similar products that were recalled on Sept. 25, 2013.
The products listed below are being recalled as part of this expansion:
|
Pack/Size |
Product |
Product Code |
Code Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 lb. | Garden Fresh Ham Salad With Sweet Relish | 5121 | 1125-1 through 1125-4 and 1128-1 through 1128-4 |
| 12 oz. | Garden Fresh Ham Salad | 6163 | 1128-2 |
| 5 lb. | Premium Chicken Salad | 5167 | 1110-1 |
| 5 lb. | Reduced Fat Chicken Salad | 5305 | 1115-1 |
| 5 lb. | Chicken Salad | 5113 | 1118-1 |
| 12 oz. | Chicken Salad | 6164 | 1118-1 |
| 5 lb. | Sandwich Spread | 5190 | 1110-1 |
| 5 lb. | Weis Ham Salad | 5212 | 1115-1, 1118-1 |
| 8 oz. | Weis Ham Salad | 05334 | 1118-1 |
| 5 lb. | Weis Wonder Chicken Salad | 5219 | 1115-1, 1118-1 |
| 4 lb. | Finest Traditions Ham Salad Spread | 38642 | 1128-2 |
| 12 oz. | Finest Traditions Ham Salad Spread | 38648 | 1128-2 |
| 8 lb. | Finest Traditions Chicken Salad Base | 38770 | 1118-1 |
| 4 lb. | Finest Traditions Chicken Salad Spread | 38886 | 1118-1 |
| 12 oz. | Finest Traditions Chicken Salad Spread | 38892 | 1118-1 |
| 8 lb. | Finest Traditions Dill Pasta & Chicken Salad | 38600 | 1118-1 |
| 8 lb. | Finest Traditions Gemelli Pasta with Chicken | 38578 | 1118-1 |
| 4 lb. | Finest Traditions Liver Pate | 38726 | 1113-1 |
| 8 lb. | Finest Traditions Nevada Chicken Salad Base | 38802 | 1118-1 |
| 8 lb. | Finest Traditions Spiral Pasta With Chicken | 38576 | 1118-1 |
The products listed below were announced as part of the recall on Sept. 25, 2013:
|
UPC |
Pack/Size |
Product |
Product Code |
Code Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 85239 24103 5 | 12 oz. | Market Pantry All White Meat Chicken Salad | 24103 | 9/24/2013 – 10/14/2013 |
| 0 85239 00221 6 | 6 oz. | Archer Farms Rotisserie Chicken Salad | 002216 | 09/28/2013 – 10/9/2013 |
| 0 85239 99017 9 | 11 oz. | Archer Farms Bacon Parmesan Dip | 99017 | 10/12/2013 – 11/8/2013 |
| 0 85239 10125 4 | 14 oz. | D'Amico and Sons Chicken Salad with Rosemary | 1010254 | 09/24/2013 – 10/10/2013 |
| 0 85239 10121 6 | 14 oz. | D'Amico and Sons Chicken & Dried Cherry Pasta | 101216 | 10/02/2013 – 10/10/2013 |
| 0 85239 10122 3 | 6 oz. | D'Amico and Sons Chicken & Dried Cherry Pasta | 101223 | 10/02/2013 – 10/10/2013 |
| 0 85239 10024 0 | 14 oz. | D'Amico and Sons Ranch Pasta Salad with Chicken, Spinach & Bacon | 100240 | 9/24/2013 |
| 0 85239 10023 3 | 6 oz. | D'Amico and Sons Ranch Pasta Salad with Chicken, Spinach & Bacon | 100233 | 9/24/2013 |
| 7 33147 10496 5 | 12 oz. | Finest Traditions Ham Salad Spread | 388648 | 09/28/13 – 10/18/2013 |
| 0 11596 06164 1 | 12 oz. | Garden Fresh Ham Salad with Sweet Relish | 6163 | 10/03/2013 -10/12-2013 |
| 0 41497 05334 6 | 8 oz. | Weis Ham Salad | 05334 | 09/27/2013 – 10/02/2013 |
The products being recalled bear the establishment number “EST. 17256” or “Est. P-17256” inside the USDA mark of inspection, and were distributed to retail and food service establishments nationwide.
FSIS conducted a food safety assessment at the facility following the initial recall. Microbial testing and other findings as part of the food safety assessment indicated that additional product was contaminated. The products included in the expanded recall were produced between Oct. 10 and Oct. 15, 2013. FSIS and the company have not received reports of illnesses due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a healthcare provider.
FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/current-recalls-and-alerts.
Consumers with questions regarding the recall should contact the company at (800) 645-3367. Media with questions about the recall should contact the company’s Vice President of Sales, Steve Mueller at (414) 645-1000.
Source: USDA FSIS
