Reduced Fat Mustard Potato Salads: 1) Garden Fresh Reduced Fat Mustard Potato Salad, 5 lb., 0 11596 51202 0; 2) Market Pantry Reduced Fat Mustard Potato Salad, 16 oz., 0 85239 20016 2

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-2253-2012) was formally reported on September 19, 2012, with the manufacturer initiating the action on July 27, 2012. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Milwaukee, WI. Federal records indicate N/A units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Recalled salads, slaw, salsa, bean and dips contained onions that were recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: AZ CA FL IA IL IN MA MI MN MO OH PA TX WI. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 14 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.