The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1384-2020·Announced 2020-09-09

Giant Eagle Recalls Greek Salad for Potential Salmonella Contamination

Giant Eagle is recalling MD Greek Salad with Greek Dressing due to potential Salmonella Newport contamination in onions. Consumers in five states should discard the product.

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) under the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Giant Eagle is voluntarily recalling MD Greek Salad with Greek Dressing (PLU#23660700000) 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 product was produced and sold in Giant Eagle and Market District locations in Indiana, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. The salad contains romaine lettuce, pepperoncini, vinaigrette, feta cheese, olives, grape leaves, grape tomatoes, cucumber, and red onion.

Consumers who purchased this product should discard it or return it to the store of purchase. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this recall.

The recalled product

Product
MD Greek Salad with Greek Dressing PLU#23660700000. Expiration date:8/4/2020. Ingredients: SALAD [ROMAINE LETTUCE, PEPPERONCINI (PEPPERS, WATER, SALT, VINEGAR, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE (AS PRESERVATIVE), SODIUM BISULFITE (TO ENHANCE COLOR), YELLOW 5), VINAIGRETTE (WATER, VEGE
Manufacturer
Giant Eagle

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Lot numbers (1)

  • PLU#23660700000

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 →