56%

Fewer recalls than
Produce peers

Dawn’s Fresh Foods — FDA Recall History & Enforcement Records

Established Player · Produce

Data Notice: Recall frequency varies by category and firm size; data is comparative and may not indicate actual brand safety or quality. See Methodology.

As of July 16, 2026, Dawn’s Fresh Foods has 6 recorded FDA food enforcement actions in the openFDA database. Their most recent recall was on 18 May 2018. Dawn’s Fresh Foods is categorized under Produce based on their predominant recall history.

6
Total FDA recalls
9.2
Years in FDA database
0.7
Recalls per year
2,981 days(8.2 yrs)
Since last recall
16.7%
Class I (life-threatening)
0.7 recalls/yr vs Produce avg 2.1/yrWell Below Average

Recall activity over time for Dawn’s Fresh Foods

How serious are Dawn’s Fresh Foods recalls?

FDA recall classifications by severity

Class I (Life-threatening)
16.7% (1 recalls)
Class II (Moderate risk)
83.3% (5 recalls)
Class III (Minor violation)
0.0% (0 recalls)

Full FDA recall history for Dawn’s Fresh Foods

All 6 FDA enforcement actions sourced from openFDA · Sorted by date, most recent first

Date Product Reason Class & Status
18 May 2018Official FDA Notice Sully’s Potato Salad, Mfg. No. 10125, Net Wt. 10 lbs. (4.54kg), UPC 10032345101255 Keep Refrigerated between 34 – 40 Product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Class IITerminated
18 May 2018Official FDA Notice Terry’s Potato Salad, Packaged into the following sized containers: 1. Net Wt. 30 lbs. (13.68kg), Mfg No. 20117, UP Product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Class IITerminated
18 May 2018Official FDA Notice Finest Traditions Deluxe Potato Salad, Packaged into the following sized containers: 1. Net Wt. 1 lb. (16 oz.)(454g Product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Class IITerminated
18 May 2018Official FDA Notice Dawn’s Foods Deluxe Potato Salad Mfg. No. 20114, Net Wt. 30 lbs. (13.68kg), UPC 10032345201146 Keep Refrigerated betwee Product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Class IITerminated
15 Jun 2017Official FDA Notice DFS Cranberry Pumpkin Salad. Contains 4 / 8 Lb Bags, Net WT 32 lbs Item # 12071, Manufactured for Direct Food Service by Cranberry Pumpkin Salad prepared with pumpkin seeds that might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Class ITerminated
18 May 2017Official FDA Notice Dawn’s Foods Tropical Fruit Dip. Nwt WT. 4 lbs. (1.82Kg) Keep Refrigerated. For Foodservice Use only. undeclared yellow #5 Class IITerminated

Where have Dawn’s Fresh Foods recalls occurred?

States affected across all recorded FDA enforcement actions

IA, IL, MI, MN, ND, WI

Where does this recall data come from?

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