The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1377-2020·Announced 2020-09-09

Giant Eagle Recalls Farmers Salad Due to Salmonella Newport Contamination

Giant Eagle is recalling Farmers Salad with an expiration date of 8/6/2020 due to potential contamination with Salmonella Newport in onions.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Salmonella) without reported illness, which meets the criteria for a High severity score (3) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Giant Eagle is recalling Farmers Salad (PLU#22658400000) with an expiration date of 8/6/2020. 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 ingredients including cucumber, pitted Kalamata olives, red onion, bell peppers, grape tomatoes, and vinaigrette.

Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and dispose of it or return it to the store of purchase. The source text does not specify the number of units recalled or report any illnesses associated with this product.

The recalled product

Product
Farmers Salad PLU#22658400000. Expiration date 8/6/2020. Ingredients: SALAD [CUCUMBER, PITTED KALAMATA OLIVES [PITTED OLIVES (OLIVES, WATER, SALT, OLIVE OIL, ACETIC ACID), CANOLA OIL, SPICES], RED ONION, GREEN BELL PEPPER, RED BELL PEPPER, YELLOW BELL PEPPERS, GRAPE TOMATOES, VIN
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#22658400000

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 →