The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1408-2020·Announced 2020-09-09

Giant Eagle Cold Italian Hero Recalled for Salmonella Newport Risk

Giant Eagle is recalling Cold Italian Hero sandwiches 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.

Plain-English summary

Giant Eagle is recalling Cold Italian Hero sandwiches (12-inch, PLU#25118500000) with an expiration date of August 2, 2020. The recall is issued due to potential contamination with Salmonella Newport in the raw onions used in the product.

The affected sandwiches were produced and sold in Giant Eagle and Market District locations in Indiana, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. The product contains ham, provolone cheese, hot ham capicola, salami, onions, pepperoni, and lettuce.

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

The recalled product

Product
COLD ITALIAN HERO, 12" (INDEPENDENT PLU) PLU#25118500000. Expiration date 8/2/2020. Ingredients: 12" COLD ITALIAN HERO [BUN [ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, 2% OR LESS OF YEAST, S
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#25118500000

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 →