Class IF-1408-2020

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

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, SALT, SOYBEAN OIL, DEXTROSE, DATEM, VINEGAR, ASCORBIC ACID, WHEAT GLUTEN, ENZYMES, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), SOY LECITHIN], HAM (HAM (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE)), TOMATOES, PROVOLONE CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), HOT HAM CAPICOLA [HAM CURED WITH WATER, SALT <2%: SODIUM LACTATE, DEXTROSE, SPICES, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, PAPRIKA, SODIUM DIACETATE, FLAVORINGS, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE], SALAMI [PORK, SALT, DEXTROSE, <2%: BEEF, FLAVORINGS, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, SODIUM NITRITE, SPICE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID], ONIONS, PEPPERONI [PORK, BEEF, SALT, <2%: DEXTROSE, GARLIC POWDER, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, NATURAL SPICE EXTRACTIVES, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, SODIUM NITRITE, SPICES, PRESERVATIVES (BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID)], LETTUCE].Onions are raw.

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: PLU#25118500000
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-1408-2020. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.