The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1414-2020·Announced 2020-09-09

Giant Eagle Recalls Sandwich Toppers Platters Due to Salmonella Risk

Giant Eagle is recalling Sandwich Toppers Platters due to potential contamination with Salmonella Newport in onions. Consumers should discard the product.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which per the rubric mandates a severity score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors.

Plain-English summary

Giant Eagle is recalling its Sandwich Toppers Platters (PLU#27751700000) with an expiration date of 7/31/2020. The recall is due to potential contamination with Salmonella Newport in the onions and prepared foods containing onions. The product ingredients include iceberg lettuce, pickles, tomatoes, onions, and leaf lettuce, with the onions noted as raw.

The affected product was produced and sold in Giant Eagle and Market District locations in Indiana, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. The 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.

Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. No specific illness counts or additional distribution details are provided in the source text.

The recalled product

Product
SANDWICH TOPPERS PLATTER -UP TO 25 SANDWICHES PLU#27751700000. Expiration date 7/31/2020. Ingredients: SANDWICH TOPPERS [ICEBERG LETTUCE, PICKLES (IF BREAD & BUTTER SPEARS [CUCUMBERS, WATER, SALT, GRANULATED SUGAR, VINEGAR, NATURAL FLAVORS, SPICES, TURMERIC, 0.1% SODIUM BENZOATE
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#27751700000

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.

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