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COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT

Giant Eagle Voluntarily Recalls Items Prepared with Romaine Lettuce Due to Potential E. coli Contamination

This recall has been completed and FDA has terminated this recall.

When a company announces a recall, market withdrawal, or safety alert, the FDA posts the company's announcement as a public service. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company.

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Summary

Company Announcement Date:
FDA Publish Date:
Product Type:
Food & Beverages
Produce
Foodborne Illness
Reason for Announcement:
Recall Reason Description
Due to Potential E. coli Contamination
Company Name:
Giant Eagle, Inc.
Brand Name:
Brand Name(s)
Giant Eagle, Market District and GetGo
Product Description:
Product Description
items prepared with romaine lettuce

Company Announcement

Giant Eagle, Inc. is recalling multiple items prepared with romaine lettuce and sold in its Giant Eagle, Market District and GetGo locations across western Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland and Indiana. This recall is in response to a CDC notice on romaine lettuce sourced by a supply partner from the Yuma, Arizona growing region.

Escherichia coli O157:H7 is a bacterium that causes a diarrheal illness often with bloody stools. Although most healthy adults can recover completely within a week, some people can develop a form of kidney failure called Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS). HUS is most likely to occur in young children and the elderly. The condition can lead to serious kidney damage and even death.

Giant Eagle is conducting this voluntary recall out of an abundance of caution. There are no reported illnesses among Giant Eagle customers to date associated with this recall.

The ready to eat products were packaged from April 9th to April 13th and were sold in clear plastic containers. They include various items prepared with romaine lettuce and sold in our catering, restaurant and salad bar areas. The following products are also subject to recall, and include those items referenced in an associated USDA recall announcement regarding Giant Eagle’s Fresh Foods Manufacturing production facility located in Freedom, Pennsylvania:

Product

Package Size

UPC
GREAT TO GO CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD 11.8 oz. 81571201542
GREAT TO GO CHICKEN BACON COBB SALAD 11.5 oz. 81571201541
GREAT TO GO CHEF SALAD 10.3 oz. 81571201545
GREAT TO GO GARDEN CHICKEN SALAD 10.7 oz. 81571201543
GREAT TO GO GARDEN SALAD WITH BALSAMIC 6 oz. 81571201504
GREAT TO GO GARDEN SALAD 1 each 81571201533
GIANT EAGLE CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD 9.03 oz. 27746100000
GIANT EAGLE GREEK SALAD 8.87 oz. 26746100000
GIANT EAGLE GARDEN MEDLEY SALAD 10.32 oz. 20746100000
GIANT EAGLE STRAWBERRY SALAD WITH CANDIED PECANS 11.2 oz. 22657600000
GIANT EAGLE GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD 10.97 oz. 21746100000
GIANT EAGLE COBB SALAD 12.74 oz. 24746100000
GIANT EAGLE BUFFALO CHICKEN SALAD 11.94 oz. 26681100000
GIANT EAGLE ITALIAN STYLE SALAD 10.97 oz. 23746100000
GIANT EAGLE CHEF SALAD 11.45 oz. 25746100000
LARGE GIANT EAGLE CAESAR SALAD FROM CATERING 1 each 25684200000
SMALL GIANT EAGLE CAESAR SALAD FROM CATERING 1 each 24684200000
LARGE GIANT EAGLE GARDEN SALAD FROM CATERING 1 each 23684300000
SMALL GIANT EAGLE GARDEN SALAD FROM CATERING 1 each 22684300000

Giant Eagle Voluntarily Recalls Multiple Items Prepared with Romaine Lettuce
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Product

Package Size

UPC
MARKET DISTRICT CAESAR SALAD 1 oz. 27593400000
MARKET DISTRICT GRAB AND GO GRILLED CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD 14 oz. 28593400000
MARKET DISTRICT GREEK SALAD 17 oz. 24593500000
MARKET DISTRICT GRAB AND GO GARDEN SALAD WITH BALSAMIC 13 oz. 21593500000
MARKET DISTRICT GRAB AND GO GARDEN SALAD WITH RANCH 13 oz. 20593500000
MARKET DISTRICT GRAB AND GO GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD WITH BALSAMIC 17 oz. 23593500000
MARKET DISTRICT GRAB AND GO GRILLED CHICKEN GARDEN SALAD W RANCH 17 oz. 22593500000
MARKET DISTRICT GRAB AND GO GRILLED CHICKEN COBB SALAD 16 oz. 29593400000
MARKET DISTRICT CHICKEN SALAD WITH CANDIED WALNUTS AND GRAPES 14 oz. 27681200000
GIANT EAGLE CAESAR SALAD WITH CREAMY CAESAR DRESSING 29.6 oz. 21757300000
GIANT EAGLE ITALIAN STYLE SALAD WITH ITALIAN DRESSING 26.56 oz. 21657600000
GIANT EAGLE GARDEN SALAD WITH RANCH DRESSING 28.16 oz. 25657600000
MARKET DISTRICT SANDWICH BOXED LUNCH 1 each 23657300000
MARKET DISTRICT SALAD BOXED LUNCH 1 each 24657300000
GIANT EAGLE BUFFALO CHICKEN WRAP WITH RANCH 9.9 oz 25092800000
MARKET DISTRICT COMBO BOXED LUNCH 1 each 25657300000
GIANT EAGLE BUFFALO CHICKEN WRAP 9.92 oz. 25681100000
MARKET DISTRICT BIG BOX LUNCH 1 each 26657300000

Customers who have purchased the affected product should dispose of it or return it to their local Giant Eagle or Market District. Customers may also bring in the qualifying receipt to receive a refund on their purchase of the affected product.

For additional information about the recall, customers may visit GiantEagle.com/Product-Recall. Customers may also contact Giant Eagle Customer Care via GiantEagle.com/contact or at 1-800-553-2324. Giant Eagle’s Customer Care service hours are Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST.

In addition to this public communication regarding this recall, Giant Eagle initiated its consumer recall telephone notification process. The consumer recall process uses purchase data and consumer telephone numbers housed in the Giant Eagle Advantage Card database to alert those households that purchased the affected product and have updated telephone contact information in the database.

Company Contact Information

Consumers:
Giant Eagle Customer Care  
1-800-553-2324
Media:
Dan Donovan
(412) 967-4551
media.relations@gianteagle.com
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