The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1385-2020·Announced 2020-09-09

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.

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 corresponds to a High severity score under the rubric.

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 DRESSING
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#23662500000

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 →