Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.: Food Recall in 2012 - (Recall #: F-2172-2012)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2012.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Creamy Cole Slaw packaged under the following brand, salad name, container size, and UPC number: 1) Garden-Fresh Creamy Cole Slaw Kit , 6 lbs., 0 11596 63039 7; 2) Spartan Creamy Shredded Cole Slaw, 16 oz., 0 11213 90322 4, & 3 lbs., 0 11213 90327 9; 3) Garden-Fresh Creamy Shredded Cole Slaw, 16 oz., 0 11596 1402 3, 2 lb., 011596 24203 3, 5 lb., 0 11596 93014 5, 8 lb., 0 11596 53005 5; 4) Weis Creamy Cole Slaw, 16 oz., 0 41497 05837 2 , 3 lb., 0 41497 059906 5, 5 lb., 0 1596 53101 4

Product Classification:

Class I

Date Initiated: July 27, 2012

Date Posted: September 19, 2012

Recall Number: F-2172-2012

Event ID: 62707

Reason for Recall:

Recalled salads, slaw, salsa, bean and dips contained onions that were recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: N/A

Code Information:

1) Garden-Fresh Creamy Cole Slaw Kit , 3039, 07/27/12-07/31/12; 2) Spartan Creamy Shredded Cole Slaw, 4072, 8/16/2012 & 4372, 8/16/2012; 3) 4022, 08/14/12-08/20/12, 4203, 8/15/2012, 3014, 8/15/2012-8/17/2012, 3005, 8/72012; 4) 05837, 8/14/12-8/16/12, 05906, 8/13/12-8/14/12, 3101, 8/16/12

Distribution Pattern:

AZ CA FL IA IL IN MA MI MN MO OH PA TX WI

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated