Giant Eagle Recalls Berry Feta Salad for Salmonella Newport Risk
Giant Eagle is recalling MD Berry Feta Salad due to potential Salmonella Newport contamination in onions. Consumers should discard the product.
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 classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum score of 4 per the rubric. Additionally, Salmonella is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Giant Eagle is voluntarily recalling MD Berry Feta Salad, PLU# 20660900000, with an expiration date of 8/4/2020. The recall is due to potential contamination with Salmonella Newport in onions and prepared foods containing onions.
The affected product was produced and sold in Giant Eagle and Market District locations in Indiana, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. The salad contains strawberries, baby spinach, feta cheese, balsamic vinaigrette, candied pecans, blackberries, spring mix, onions, and blueberries.
Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the store of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type of recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- MD Berry Feta Salad PLU# 20660900000. Expiration date 8/4/2020. Ingredients:SALAD [STRAWBERRIES, BABY SPINACH, FETA CHEESE ((PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), POWDERED CELLULOSE TO PREVENT CAKING), BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE (SEE DRESSING CUP), CANDIED PECANS…
- Manufacturer
- Giant Eagle
- Category
- Food — Prepared Salads
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#20660900000
Distribution
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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