Giant Eagle Recalls Greek Salad With Balsamic Dressing Due to Salmonella Risk
Giant Eagle is recalling MD Greek Salad with Balsamic Dressing due to potential Salmonella Newport contamination in onions.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score (5).
Plain-English summary
Giant Eagle is voluntarily recalling MD Greek Salad with Balsamic Dressing (PLU# 24660600000) with an expiration date of 8/4/2020. The recall is being conducted 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 product contains romaine lettuce, pepperoncini, balsamic vinaigrette, grape leaves, grape tomatoes, feta cheese, cucumber, pitted Kalamata olives, and red onion.
Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the store of purchase. This recall is classified as Class I by the FDA, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- MD GREEK SALAD WITH BALSAMIC DRESSING PLU# 24660600000. 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), BALSAMIC…
- Manufacturer
- Giant Eagle
- Category
- Food — Prepared Foods
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#24660600000
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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