Garden Fresh Egg Salad, Code #2022, Net Wt. 5 lbs. (2.268 Kg) UPC 11596-52022

Garden-Fresh Foods, INC. recalled Garden Fresh Egg Salad, Code #2022, Net Wt. 5 lbs. (2.268 Kg) 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 Aug 19, 2014.

The recall was triggered by possible Listeria contamination: "Garden Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling Garden Fresh Egg Salad because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes." 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 "IL, IN, MI, and 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 425 lbs. (85 - 5 lb. containers) of product. The FDA has Terminated this recall (first reported Oct 1, 2014), 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.