Class ITerminated · reported 2020-09-09

22INCH ITALIAN HOAGIE (INDEPENDENT PLU) PLU# 25049300000. Expiration date 8/2/2020.

Giant Eagle recalled this product and the FDA reported the enforcement action on 9 September 2020 as Class I. The recall was initiated by the firm. Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport in onions and prepared foods containing onions.

The record

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Product
22INCH ITALIAN HOAGIE (INDEPENDENT PLU) PLU# 25049300000. Expiration date 8/2/2020. Ingredients: 22" ITALIAN HOAGIE [COUNTRY FRENCH BREAD [DOUGH [ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, ITALIAN BREAD BASE [WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, NATURAL DRIED SOURDOUGH (RYE FLOUR, BACTERIAL CULTURE), <2%: DATEM, DEXTROSE, SOYBEAN OIL, DRIED WHEAT SOURDOUGH (WHEAT FLOUR, STARTER CULTURE), ASCORBIC ACID, POTASSIUM IODATE, ENZYMES], YEAST [YEAST, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, ASCORBIC ACID], PAN SPRAY (CONTAINS A BLEND OF CANOLA OIL & SOYBEAN OIL, CAPRIC/CAPRYLIC TRIGLYCERIDES, PHOSPHATED MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, CALCIUM STEARATE, SILICON DIOXIDE & PROPELLANT)]], 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, VITAMIN C (SODIUM ASCORBATE), BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID), RED ONION, PEPPERONI (PORK, SALT, <2%: BEEF, DEXTROSE, FLAVORINGS, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, VITAMIN C (SODIUM ASCORBATE), SODIUM NITRITE, SPICES, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID), LETTUCE]. Raw onion in product
Reason for recall
Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport in onions and prepared foods containing onions.
Recalling firm
Giant Eagle
Firm location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Recall number
F-1392-2020
Quantity
Unknown
Distribution
Product was produced and sold in Giant Eagle and Market District locations in IN, OH, MD, WV and PA.
Initiated
2 August 2020
Reported by FDA
9 September 2020
Terminated
12 May 2021
Firm notified by
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Product codes
PLU#25049300000

Reading this record

Five things about this record are not in the record itself, and each one changes how it should be read.

  • Class I means the FDA judged a reasonable probability that the product would cause serious health consequences or death. The class is assigned by an agency health hazard evaluation under 21 CFR 7.41, not by the firm.
  • The firm started this recall itself. Most FDA food recalls are voluntary, and a recall is a food safety plan working rather than failing. The circumstances in which the agency asks for one instead are set out in 21 CFR 7.45.
  • This is one of 54 records covering the same recall event. The FDA opens one enforcement record per product code, so a recall of a product line appears here many times. Counting these records as 54 separate recalls, which almost every published figure does, overstates it by a factor of 54. Every product code in this event is listed together on the record that covers the whole recall, which is the page a search engine is pointed to for all 54 of them.
  • The recall ran for 9 months, from 2 August 2020 to termination on 12 May 2021. Termination means the agency judged that all reasonable effort had been made, under 21 CFR 7.55, and it says nothing about whether product remained in circulation.
  • The distribution pattern names 4 states, and the FDA published the enforcement report 5 weeks after the firm began the recall.
  • Recalls of cheese run a median of 7 months, so this one was longer than usual for its category. Cheese dominates Listeria recalls among dairy products because soft and semi-soft varieties hold enough moisture for the organism to grow at refrigeration temperature, and because most are eaten without any further cooking step.

Named in the distribution pattern: Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania. Those pages count recalls by where the RECALLING FIRM sits, which is a different question from where this product went.

What this recall was for

Salmonella

Salmonella is a bacterium that survives in low-moisture foods for months, which is why it appears in recalls of products that carry no water for it to grow in: nut butters, spices, flour and dry pet food.

A preventive controls plan covers Salmonella contamination under the clauses below. This is where the control belongs, not a finding against any firm named on this page: a recall record states a reason, and most of these recalls were initiated by the firm itself.

21 CFR 117.135(c)(1)
Process controls: the controls that apply a treatment, such as a validated kill step, at the point where it reduces the hazard to a safe level.
21 CFR 117 subpart G
Supply-chain programme: the approval and verification a receiving facility runs on a supplier when the hazard is controlled before the ingredient arrives.
21 CFR 117.165(a)(2)
Product testing: testing as a verification activity, appropriate to the facility, the food and the nature of the preventive control.

Filed under cheese, milk and dairy, fresh produce, meat and poultry, bakery, dietary supplements, spices and seasonings and grains, flour and pasta. A product can sit in more than one.

Other cheese recalls for the same reason

These are the closest records in the corpus: the same kind of food, recalled for a hazard this record also names. Unlike the firm’s own records below, they come from different companies, which is what makes them a pattern rather than a history.

ReportedProductFirmReasonClass
2026-07-01Motor City Pizza Co. 5 Cheese Bread Single retail pack; 22.43 oz. (1 lb. 6.4 oz.) 636g UPC 8 70375 00511 1; 6 retail units per case Motor City Pizza Co. 5 Cheese Bread Twin retail pack; 44.86 oz. (2 lb. 12.9 oz.) 1272g UPC 8 70375 00509 8; 10 retail units per caseChampion Foods, LLCpotential salmonella contaminationClass II
2026-06-24White Cheddar Seasoning packed in the following sizes and configurations: 1. Net Wt. 1.2 oz (34g) Distributed by: Fireworks Popcorn, Division of Jonco Industries, Milwaukee, WI 53218. Sold in a Fireworks Popcorn, Natural American Popcorn Popping & Toppings gift set. Contains: 3 popcorns & 3 popcorns seasonings. 2. Net Wt. 1.6 oz. (45g) UPC 7 36659-26501 8. Distributed by: Fireworks Popcorn, Division of Jonco Industries, Milwaukee, WI 53218. Sold at West Allis Cheese and Sausage retail store. 3. Net Wt 0.7 oz (19g) Williams Sonoma, Not for Retail Sale. Sold in a Williams Sonoma branded Popcorn Sampler Gift Box. Set includes 2 popcorns, oil, seasoning and salt.Jonco IndustriesProducts were made with recalled California Dairies milk powder due to Salmonella.Class I
2026-06-10White Cheddar Seasoning packaged in the following sized containers: 1. Net Wt. 1.2 oz (34g) Distributed by: Fireworks Popcorn, Division of Jonco Industries, Milwaukee, WI 53218. Sold in a Fireworks Popcorn Popping & Toppings gift set. 2. Net Wt. 1.6 oz. (45g) UPC 7 36659-26501 8. Distributed by: Fireworks Popcorn, Division of Jonco Industries, Milwaukee, WI 53218. Sold at West Allis Cheese and Sausage retail store. 3. Net Wt 0.7 oz (19g) Williams Sonoma, Not for Retail Sale. Sold in a Williams Sonoma branded Popcorn Sampler Gift Box.JCB Flavors, LLCProducts may be potentially contaminated with Salmonella.Class I
2026-06-10Aramark Cheese Sauce New & Improved, 25 lb., packaged in a tied poly bag and packed 2 bags per case, UPC 0039954925121The Coffee Connexion Co., IncProduct contains dry milk powder ingredient recalled by the supplier due to potential Salmonella contaminationClass I
2026-06-10Karlsburger Kitchens Garlic N Cheese Topper, Net Wt: 20 oz. (567g). Distributed by: Karlsburger Foods, Inc., Monticello, MN 55362JCB Flavors, LLCProducts may be potentially contaminated with Salmonella.Class I
2026-06-101) Cheese Sauce Mix, 25.5 oz., packaged in a sealed poly bag and packed 12 bags per case, UPC 0399549125016 2) Cheese Sauce Mix, 25 lb., packaged in a tied poly bag and packed 1 bag per case, UPC 0039954924308 3) Creamier Cheese Sauce Mix, 25 lb., packaged in a tied poly bag and packed 2 bags per case, UPC 0039954924483The Coffee Connexion Co., IncProduct contains dry milk powder ingredient recalled by the supplier due to potential Salmonella contaminationClass I
2026-06-03giant eagle Baked Pita Chips with Parmesan, Garlic & Herb Bagel Crisps, Net Wt 7.33 oz. Shipping Case: 12 ct - 7.33 oz Bags Net Weight: 5.49 lbs. Legacy Bakehouse, LLC, Waukesha WI 53186.Legacy Bakehouse LLCProducts were made with recalled California Dairies milk powder due to Salmonella.Class I
2026-06-03Parmesan & Herb Bagel Crisps, Item Number 18139, Net Weight: 10 lbs. Legacy Bakehouse, LLC, N8W22100 Johnson Dr., Waukesha, WI 53166.Legacy Bakehouse LLCProducts were made with recalled California Dairies milk powder due to Salmonella.Class I

Other records from Giant Eagle

The FDA opens one enforcement record per product code, so several of these are frequently one recall event. 70 other records name this firm.

ReportedProductFirmReasonClass
2022-07-13GE Bakery, Gob, Mini, Chocolate, Peanut Butter IcingGiant EagleProducts were made with Jiff Peanut Butter and have the potential for Salmonella Contamination.Class I
2022-07-13GE 24777800000 Brownie Classic Peanut Bttr 8c , 14OzGiant EagleProducts were made with Jiff Peanut Butter and have the potential for Salmonella Contamination.Class I
2022-07-13GE 25022900000 Peanut Butter Fudge Bar Cake 22.6 OzGiant EagleProducts were made with Jiff Peanut Butter and have the potential for Salmonella Contamination.Class I
2022-07-13GE 25115700000 Bakery, Cake, Peanut Butter Fudge Split 25.6 OzGiant EagleProducts were made with Jiff Peanut Butter and have the potential for Salmonella Contamination.Class I
2022-07-13GE 25135900000 Bakery, Brownie, Peanut Butter Creme 16OzGiant EagleProducts were made with Jiff Peanut Butter and have the potential for Salmonella Contamination.Class I
2022-07-13GE Bakery, Cookie, Thumbprint, Peanut Butter, 12 Oz., Clam ShellGiant EagleProducts were made with Jiff Peanut Butter and have the potential for Salmonella Contamination.Class I
2022-07-13GE 25136000000 Bakery, Cake, Chocolate, Peanut Butter Iced 8Oz 4Giant EagleProducts were made with Jiff Peanut Butter and have the potential for Salmonella Contamination.Class I
2022-07-13GE 29765500000 Cupcake 6 Buckeye 18OzGiant EagleProducts were made with Jiff Peanut Butter and have the potential for Salmonella Contamination.Class I
2022-07-13GE 23984200000 Torte Peanut Butter 62OzGiant EagleProducts were made with Jiff Peanut Butter and have the potential for Salmonella Contamination.Class I
2022-07-13GE 22777900000 Brownie Tray Classic - 24 Ct., 24OzGiant EagleProducts were made with Jiff Peanut Butter and have the potential for Salmonella Contamination.Class I

All 71 records for Giant Eagle

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