Giant Eagle grocery chain has recalled more than 50 products, including whole onions as well as deli salads, because a supplier notified the chain about an onion recall related to a bi-national Salmonella Newport outbreak and a related recall.

In a related story, earlier today Tailor Farms recalled Kroger and Walmart brand deli salads and other products because of the same onion contamination problem.

“After receiving notification from onion supplier, Onion 52, that the vendor had sourced onions affected by the recent salmonella-related Thomson International Inc. onion recall for Giant Eagle, the company pulled all impacted product on Saturday, Aug. 1” according to the Giant Eagle company recall posted today by the Food and Drug Administration.

There is concern that some consumers may have unused portions of the 48 recalled products in their homes. Anyone with any of the recalled products is urged to throw them out or return them to the place of purchase.

It is likely that Giant Eagle won’t be the last company to recall products. Thomson International distributed its onions in bulk and under various brand names to other distributors, packers, and retailers — including restaurants and institutional kitchens — in all 50 states and across Canada.

The Salmonella Newport outbreak in Canada and the United States has seen 510 people confirmed sick, with 396 of them in the U.S.

The Giant Eagle recall impacts at least five states.

“Giant Eagle recalled red, yellow, and white onions sold in produce departments across Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, and Maryland,” according to the notice. “The recall also includes select prepared foods items that included the affected onions as ingredients sold across the same five states.”

The 48 products listed below do not include the bulk onions Giant Eagle sold, but they are also under recall. The recalled all bulk and bagged onions are red, yellow, and white and have been sold in its produce departments since June 6.

Giant Eagle did not post any product photographs with the FDA. Consumers can use the following information to determine whether they have any of the multi-ingredient products under recall.

TUSCAN CHICKEN SALAD 20500200000
MD CAPRESE SALAD 20660900000
CHICKPEA & CARROT SALAD GREEK DRESSING 20686300000
SPINACH SALAD WITH RANCH DRESSING 20730400000
GREEN BEAN PORTABELLA 21660900000
HALF ITALIAN SUB 21665100000
FARMERS SALAD 21738800000
CUCUMBER TOMATO SALAD 22657400000
MD BLT SALAD 22657700000
MD BUFFALO CHICKEN SALAD 22658400000
COUNTRY STYLE PASTA SALAD FRENCH DRESSING 22658500000
GREEK SALAD LARGE 22660900000
GRILLED VEGETABLES 22664600000
MD GREEK SALAD WITH GREEK DRESSING 22665100000
MD G&G GREEK SALAD 22667100000
GE EGG & BACON SALAD WITH FRENCH DRESSING 23657100000
MD PHILLY STYLE STEAK STROMBOLI COLD 23660700000
CAJUN STYLE CHICKEN MEAL 23662500000
MD DIP-REUBEN 23665100000
MD GREEK SALAD WITH BALSAMIC DRESSING 23676600000
STUFFING BALLS S0678/1602 24658700000
22INCH ITALIAN HOAGIE 24659500000
SPECIALTY 12″ ITALIAN HOAGIE 24660600000
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PHILLY STEAK PIZZA SLICE 25049300000
PIEROGIE LASAGNA ROLL UP 25049400000
HOMEMADE MACARONI SALAD 25060700000
SPANIKOPITA 25061200000
12″ DELUXE PIZZA 25065000000
DELUXE ITALIAN PARTY HOAGIE 25067800000
VEGETABLE PIZZA SLICE 25070900000
12″ VEGETABLE PIZZA 25071800000
SHEET VEGETABLE PIZZA 25085100000
STUFFED BONE-IN CHICKEN BREAST GOURMET 25086400000
STUFFED BONELESS CHICKEN BREAST GOURMET 25086700000
STUFFED TURKEY BREAST GOURMET 25086800000
POTATO AND CHEESE PIEROGIES 25089000000
COLD ITALIAN HERO, 12″ 25089400000
ITALIAN HERO, 6″, COLD 25093400000
SPINACH DIP DELI SERVICE CASE 25118000000
SPINACH DIP GRAB & GO 25118500000
MD EGG & BACON SALAD WITH LITE BALSAMIC DRESS 25118600000
CUCUMBER SALAD 25139500000
SANDWICH TOPPERS PLATTER -UP TO 25 SANDWICHES 25139600000
ZUCCHINI PANCAKES 27665100000
SAUSAGE PEPPERS AND ONIONS OVER PENNE 27697700000
MD S&F: SMOKE-STACKED SANDWICH 27751700000
CALIFORNIA COBB – SMALL 28659400000

About Salmonella infections
Food contaminated with Salmonella bacteria does not usually look, smell, or taste spoiled. Anyone can become sick with a Salmonella infection. Infants, children, seniors, and people with weakened immune systems are at higher risk of serious illness because their immune systems are fragile, according to the CDC.

Anyone who has eaten any recalled products and developed symptoms of Salmonella infection should seek medical attention. Sick people should tell their doctors about the possible exposure to Salmonella bacteria because special tests are necessary to diagnose salmonellosis. Salmonella infection symptoms can mimic other illnesses, frequently leading to misdiagnosis.

Symptoms of Salmonella infection can include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever within 12 to 72 hours after eating contaminated food. Otherwise, healthy adults are usually sick for four to seven days. In some cases, however, diarrhea may be so severe that patients require hospitalization.

Older adults, children, pregnant women, and people with weakened immune systems, such as cancer patients, are more likely to develop a severe illness and serious, sometimes life-threatening conditions.

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