The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1366-2020·Announced 2020-09-09

Giant Eagle Recalls MD Salad Bar Red Onion Due to Salmonella Risk

Giant Eagle is recalling MD Salad Bar Red Onion products with an expiration date of 7/31/2020 due to potential contamination with Salmonella Newport.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Giant Eagle is recalling MD Salad Bar Red Onion products with an expiration date of 7/31/2020. The product contains raw red onion and was produced and sold in Giant Eagle and Market District locations in Indiana, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.

The recall is being issued due to potential contamination with Salmonella Newport in onions and prepared foods containing onions. This is an FDA Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Consumers who purchased this product should stop using it immediately and return it to the store of purchase for a refund or dispose of it. No specific lot numbers or quantities are provided in the source text.

The recalled product

Product
MD Salad Bar-Red Onion. Expiration date 7/31/2020 Ingredients: raw red onion
Manufacturer
Giant Eagle

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • N/A

Distribution

Distributed in 5 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 54 recalled by Giant Eagle under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 54 products in this recall →