RECALL: Garden Fresh Foods Recalls Ham, Chicken Products

Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary W. Black is alerting Georgians to the recall of select lots  of ready-to-eat chicken and ham products produced by Garden Fresh Foods. Garden Fresh Foods, a company from Milwaukee, Wis., announced the recall of 19,054 pounds of products on Sept. 25. An expanded recall was announced Oct. 17.

The following products are subject to recall:

• Market Pantry All White Meat Chicken Salad, 12 ounce packages with product code 24103 and code date Sept. 24, 2013 - Oct. 14, 2013
• Archer Farms Rotisserie Chicken Salad, six-ounce packages with product code 002216 and  code date Sept. 28, 2013 - Oct. 9, 2013
• Archer Farms Bacon Parmesan Dip, 11-ounce packages with product code 99017 and code date Oct. 12, 2013 - Nov. 8, 2013
• D'Amico and Sons Chicken Salad with Rosemary, 14-ounce packages with product code 101025 4; code date Sept. 24, 2013 - Oct. 10, 2013
• D'Amico and Sons Chicken & Dried Cherry Pasta, 14-ounce packages with product code 101216 and code date Oct. 2, 2013 - Oct. 10, 2013
• D'Amico and Sons Chicken & Dried Cherry Pasta, six-ounce packages with product code 101223 and code date Oct. 2, 2013 - Oct. 10, 2013
• D'Amico and Sons Ranch Pasta Salad with Chicken, Spinach & Bacon, 14-ounce packages with product code 100240 and code date Sept. 24, 2013
• D'Amico and Sons Ranch Pasta Salad with Chicken, Spinach & Bacon, six-ounce packages with product code 100233 and code date Sept. 24, 2013
• Finest Traditions Ham Salad Spread, 12-ounce packages with product code 388648 and code date Sept. 28, 2013 - Oct. 18, 2013
• Garden Fresh Ham Salad with Sweet Relish, 12-ounce packages with product code 6163 and code date Oct. 3, 2013 - Oct. 12, 2013
• Weis Ham Salad, eight-ounce packages with product code 05334 and code date Sept. 27, 2013 - Oct. 2, 2013
• Garden Fresh Ham Salad with Sweet Relish, five-pound packages with product code 5121
• Garden Fresh Ham Salad, 12-ounce packages with product code 6163
• Premium Chicken Salad, five-pound packages with product code 5167
• Reduced Fat Chicken Salad, five-pound packages with product code 5305
• Chicken Salad, five-pound packages with product code 5113
• Chicken Salad, 12-ounce packages with product code 6164
• Sandwich Spread, five-pound packages with product code 5190
• Weis Ham Salad, five-pound packages with product code 5212
• Weis Ham Salad, eight-ounce packages with product code 05334
• Weis Wonder Chicken Salad, five-pound packages with product code 5219
• Finest Traditions Ham Salad Spread, four-pound packages with product code 38642
• Finest Traditions Ham Salad Spread, 12-ounce packages with product code 38648
• Finest Traditions Chicken Salad Base, eight-pound packages with product code 38770
• Finest Traditions Chicken Salad Spread, four-pound packages with product code 38886
• Finest Traditions Chicken Salad Spread, 12-ounce packages with product code 38892
• Finest Traditions Dill Pasta and Chicken Salad, eight-pound packages with product code 38600
• Finest Traditions Gemelli Pasta with Chicken, eight-pound packages with product code 38578
• Finest Traditions Liver Pate, four-pound packages with product code 38726
• Finest Traditions Nevada Chicken Salad Base, eight-pound packages with product code 38802
• Finest Traditions Spiral Pasta With Chicken, eight-pound packages with product code 38576

Microbiological testing by the Food and Drug Administration resulted in discovering the potential for Listeria monocytogenes contamination. This is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the elderly and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headaches, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

FDA, the Food Safety Inspection Service and the company have not received reports of illnesses due to consumption of these products.

Georgia Department of Agriculture inspectors will be checking retail stores and food warehouses to make sure the recalled products are removed from sale.

Questions about this recall?

Consumers who purchased the recalled products can call 800-645-3367 or the company's vice president of sales, Steve Mueller, at 414-645-1000. Consumers with food safety questions can contact Ask Karen, the virtual FSIS representative available 24 hours a day, online or via smartphone. Live Ask Karen chat services are available Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline is 1-888-MPHotline and is available in English and Spanish between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

To view a comprehensive list of food and feed recalls affecting Georgia, visit our Food Safety Division recall website. If this recall expands or additional details become available in the future, the website will provide the most up-to-date information.