German Potato Salads packaged under the following brand, dip name, container size, and UPC number: 1. Copperwood Kitchens German Potato Salad, 5 lbs., 8 11839 01033 3; 2. Garden-Fresh German Potato Salad, 16 oz., 0 11596 14017 9 ,3 lbs., 0 11596 34319 8 , 5 lbs., 0 11596 91020 8 3. Grandpa's German Potato Salad, 5 lbs., 0 11596 91023 9

Garden-Fresh Foods, INC. recalled German Potato Salads packaged under the following brand, dip name, container size, and UPC number: in a Class I action — the FDA's most serious tier, reserved for products with a reasonable probability of causing serious health consequences or death on Jul 27, 2012.

The recall was triggered by possible Listeria contamination: "Recalled salads, slaw, salsa, bean and dips contained onions that were recalled by Gills Onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination." Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures and is especially dangerous for pregnant people, newborns, older adults, and those with weakened immune systems.

The product reached multiple states, recorded by the FDA as "AZ CA FL IA IL IN MA MI MN MO OH PA TX WI." A multi-state footprint means the same lot can surface in households far from the producer. The recalling firm is based in Milwaukee, WI. The recall covers N/A of product. The FDA has Terminated this recall (first reported Sep 19, 2012), its final lifecycle state, indicating the agency considers the corrective action resolved. The historical record remains useful for tracking a brand's recall pattern over time.