Class IF-1397-2020

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

HOMEMADE MACARONI SALAD (INDEPENDENT PLU) PLU# 25067800000. Expiration date 8/6/2020. Ingredients: HOMEMADE MACARONI SALAD [MACARONI (WATER, MACARONI [ENRICHED DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA (FERROUS SULFATE, NIACIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)], OIL BLEND [CANOLA OIL, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL]), EGG, MAYONNAISE (SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, WHOLE EGGS AND EGG YOLKS, VINEGAR, SALT, SUGAR, LEMON JUICE, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA [PRESERVATIVE], NATURAL FLAVORS), TOMATOES, RELISH (CUCUMBERS, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WATER, VINEGAR, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, SPICES, XANTHAN GUM, ALUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE [PRESERVATIVE], POLYSORBATE 80, DEHYDRATED RED PEPPERS, NATURAL FLAVORS, TUMERIC [COLOR]), SOUR CREAM (CULTURED CREAM, ENZYME), CELERY, ONIONS, CARROT, DIJON (DISTILLED VINEGAR, WATER, MUSTARD FLOUR, SALT, WHITE WINE, SUGAR, PECTIN, GARLIC POWDER, CITRIC ACID, TURMERIC, SPICE), SUGAR, WHITE DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, WHITE PEPPER].Onions are raw.

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: PLU#25067800000
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-1397-2020. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.