Giant Eagle Recall: Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport in onions and prepared foods containing onions. - F-1388-2020

🇺🇸 United States

1. August 2, 2020 - Recall initiated
2. September 9, 2020 - Reported by source
3. May 12, 2021 - Recall terminated

Official source record

Agency

FDA

Dataset

FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)

Recall number

F-1388-2020

Event ID

86176

Status

Terminated

Classification

Class II

Company

Giant Eagle

Product description

Cajun Style Chicken Meal PLU# 24658700000. Expiration date 8/5/2020.Ingredients: MEAL [CAJUN STYLE BOWTIE PASTA (BOWTIE PASTA (COOKED ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT [WATER, SEMOLINA, EGG WHITES, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], SOYBEAN OIL, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF CULTURED DEXTROSE, SALT), ALFREDO SAUCE [MILK (MILK, VITAMIN D3), HEAVY CREAM (CREAM, MILK), WATER, PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, POWDERED CELLULOSE [ANTI-CAKING AGENT]), CORNSTARCH, ROMANO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED SHEEP S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, POWDERED CELLULOSE [ANTI-CAKING AGENT]), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SALT, WHITE PEPPER, GARLIC POWDER, LEMON PEEL], PEPPERS & ONIONS [RED BELL PEPPER, GREEN BELL PEPPER, YELLOW BELL PEPPER, YELLOW ONION, OIL BLEND (CANOLA OIL, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL), SALT, BLACK PEPPER], CAJUN SEASONING (GARLIC, SPICES [INCLUDING PAPRIKA, OREGANO, RED PEPPER], SALT, ONION)), GRILLED CHICKEN (CHICKEN BREAST [BONELESS SKINLESS CHICKEN BREAST], WATER, ISOLATED SOY PROTEIN, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, BLACK PEPPER), PEPPERS & ONIONS [RED BELL PEPPER, GREEN BELL PEPPER, YELLOW BELL PEPPER, YELLOW ONION, OIL BLEND (CANOLA OIL, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL), SALT, BLACK PEPPER], PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES AND/OR RENNET, SALT, ENZYMES, STARCH, POWDERED CELLULOSE TO PREVENT CAKING, NATAMYCIN TO PROTECT FLAVOR), PARSLEY, CAJUN SEASONING (GARLIC, SPICES [INCLUDING PAPRIKA, OREGANO, RED PEPPER], SALT, ONION)]. Onions are cooked.

Quantity

Unknown

Reason

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

Recall initiation date

August 2, 2020

Report date

September 9, 2020

Classification date

Not published in this source record

Termination date

May 12, 2021

Distribution pattern

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

UPC, lot, and code information

PLU#24658700000

Voluntary or mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification method

Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit

Source last updated

Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below

Public Health Trace retrieval date

July 18, 2026 ET

Other products recalled under this same event

This recall shares FDA event ID 86176 with 10 other product entries in Public Health Trace.

Responsible company: Giant Eagle

Other recalls from Giant Eagle

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Distribution map

State	Distributed
Indiana	1
Ohio	1
Maryland	1
West Virginia	1
Pennsylvania	1

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Retrieved by Public Health Trace: July 18, 2026 ET

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