Giant Eagle Greek Salad Recalled for Potential Salmonella Newport Contamination
Giant Eagle is recalling MD G&G Greek Salad due to potential contamination with Salmonella Newport in onions. Consumers should not eat 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 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 MD G&G Greek Salad (PLU#23662500000) 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 ingredients including romaine lettuce, pepperoncini, balsamic vinaigrette, grape leaves, grape tomatoes, feta cheese, cucumber, pitted Kalamata olives, and red onion.
Consumers should not eat the recalled product. Those who have purchased the item should discard it or return it to the store of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- MD G&G Greek Salad PLU#23662500000. 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), FD&C YELLOW #5), BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE (SEE…
- Manufacturer
- Giant Eagle
- Category
- Food — Prepared Foods
- Hazard
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#23662500000
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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