Garden Gate Tofu Firm Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk
Golden Gate Soy Products recalls Garden Gate Tofu Firm due to Listeria monocytogenes found on food contact surfaces. Products sold in 60-piece and 18-piece bulk boxes with specific expiration dates.
Use caution until it’s fixed
FDA sampling found Listeria monocytogenes in zone 1 and 2 food contact surfaces.
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What happened, in plain English
Golden Gate Soy Products is recalling Garden Gate Tofu Firm products after FDA testing found Listeria monocytogenes on food contact surfaces. This poses a risk of serious illness, especially for vulnerable groups like pregnant women and young children. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/17680-garden-gate-tofu-firm-recall-listeria-contamination-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/17680-garden-gate-tofu-firm-recall-listeria-contamination-risk · Updated October 5, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1183-2019
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“Garden Gate Tofu Firm Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/17680-garden-gate-tofu-firm-recall-listeria-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1183-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1183-2019%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause serious infections, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, and the elderly. FDA testing found this bacteria on food contact surfaces of the tofu, which could lead to contamination during production.
Who’s affected
People who purchased Garden Gate Tofu Firm in 60-piece bulk boxes (expiring 3/6/2019) or 18-piece packages (expiring 3/27/2019) are affected. Pregnant individuals and young children are at higher risk due to Listeria's potential to cause severe infections.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for Garden Gate Tofu Firm products with UPC 7 83301 96198 1. 60-piece bulk boxes expire by 3/6/2019, and 18-piece packages expire by 3/27/2019.
- Brand
Golden Gate Soy Products- Category
Food
What to do — step by step
Check Expiration Dates
Verify expiration dates: 60-piece boxes expire 3/6/2019 and 18-piece packages expire 3/27/2019.
Discard Products
If products are past their expiration dates, discard them immediately.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in California.
FDA distribution: “CA only” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: California.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 13 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA classified it Class II
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Questions people ask
Is there a fix for this recall?
No fix is provided; the remedy is to check expiration dates and discard if expired.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #F-1183-2019 (March 1, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1183-2019 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 5, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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