Class IF-1389-2020

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

MD Dip-Rueben PLU# 24659500000. Expiration date 8/6/2020. Ingredients: REUBEN DIP [COOKED CORNED BEEF ROUND (CURED WITH UP TO 15% OF A SOLUTION OF: WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM LACTATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, SODIUM DIACETATE, GARLIC POWDER, EXTRACTIVES OF SPICES), CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, STABILIZERS [CAROB BEAN AND/OR XANTHAN AND/OR GUAR GUMS]), SOUR CREAM (CULTURED CREAM, ENZYMES), THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING (SOYBEAN OIL, CHILI SAUCE [TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), SUGAR, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, SPICE, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER], HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WATER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SWEET RELISH [CUCUMBERS, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SUGAR, SALT, MUSTARD SEEDS, DICED RED PEPPERS, WATER, XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR], EGG YOLK, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, MUSTARD FLOUR, XANTHAN GUM, POLYSORBATE 60, DRIED ONION, SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE], DRIED GARLIC, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA [COLOR], CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA [TO PROTECT FLAVOR], DRIED RED BELL PEPPER), SAUERKRAUT (CABBAGE, WATER, SALT, PRESERVATIVES [SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM BISULFITE]), YELLOW ONION, RELISH (CUCUMBERS, WATER, VINEGAR, SALT, RED BELL PEPPER, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, ALUM, XANTHAN GUM, 0.1% SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE], NATURAL FLAVORS, POLYSORBATE 80, YELLOW 5), SALT, CARAWAY SEED, GROUND BLACK PEPPER].

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: PLU#24659500000
Quantity: Unknown

Why it was recalled

Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport in onions and prepared foods containing onions.

Recalling firm

Firm: Giant Eagle
Notification channel: Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address: 267 Kappa Dr, N/A, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15238-2817

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Product was produced and sold in Giant Eagle and Market District locations in IN, OH, MD, WV and PA.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2020-08-02
FDA classified: 2020-09-02
Posted by FDA: 2020-09-09
Terminated: 2021-05-12
Status: Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1389-2020. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.