The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1368-2020·Announced 2020-09-09

Giant Eagle Recalls Greek Salad for Potential Salmonella Newport Contamination

Giant Eagle is recalling Greek Salad products due to potential contamination with Salmonella Newport in onions and prepared foods containing onions.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport in onions and prepared foods containing onions."

Plain-English summary

Giant Eagle is recalling its Greek Salad Small products (PLU#20500200000) with an expiration date of 8/4/2020. The recall is issued due to potential contamination with Salmonella Newport in onions and prepared foods containing onions.

The affected products were produced and sold in Giant Eagle and Market District locations in Indiana, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. The product ingredients include chick peas, cucumber, romaine lettuce, spring mix, feta cheese, pitted Kalamata olives, grape tomatoes, and red onion.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators and discard the product or return it to the store of purchase for a refund. No specific illness counts or additional distribution details are provided in the source text.

The recalled product

Product
Greek Salad Small PLU#20500200000. Expiration date 8/4/2020. Ingredients:GREEK SALAD [CHICK PEAS (CHICK PEAS, WATER, SALT, DISODIUM EDTA (TO PRESERVE COLOR)), CUCUMBER, ROMAINE LETTUCE, SPRING MIX (GREEN LEAVES [FRISEE, WILD ARUGULA, MACHE], RED LEAVES [RADICCHIO], MAY CONTAIN…
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)

  • PLU#20500200000

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.

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