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Food recall: Giant Eagle Apple Pistachio Salad with Chicken, NET WT 15 oz.

FDA enforcement event 69986 · Class I · initiated 10 Dec 2014 · status Terminated · terminated 15 Feb 2017

FoodVoluntary: Firm initiated2 product recordsPittsburgh, PA

FDA enforcement event 69986 is a food recall by Giant Eagle, Inc. of Pittsburgh, PA, initiated 10 Dec 2014 and classified Class I, with 2 product records.

FDA defines Class I as a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. 50% of the 573 food enforcement events initiated in 2014 carry the same class.

Status: Terminated, terminated 15 Feb 2017. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Giant Eagle, Inc. has 31 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.

Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.

Recalling firm

Giant Eagle, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA.

Reason for recall

"The sliced red apples were recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes."

Distribution

"OH, PA"

Product records

Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
F-1485-2017	Giant Eagle Apple Pistachio Salad with Chicken, NET WT 15 oz.	125 units	Class I	Terminated	22 Feb 2017
F-1486-2017	Giant Eagle Apple Pistachio Salad, NET WT 13 oz.	212 units	Class I	Terminated	22 Feb 2017

Context

50%of 2014 food events are Class I573 events that year

2product records in this eventfirm median: 1

31events on this register for the firm

Other enforcement events for Giant Eagle, Inc.

Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
2 Oct 2025	Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad, bulk, UPC 256616000000	Food	Class I	3
12 Apr 2025	Multigrain Sourdough Freshly Backed, and Half Multigrain Sourdough Artisan Bread, 15 oz; 7 oz, Bag, 1 unit	Food	Class II	1
29 Mar 2022	Giant Eagle, Happy Face Cookie 4 Pack 25051900000, 11 oz, Clam Shell	Food	Class I	2
29 Nov 2021	Giant Eagle Diced Green Peppers, 10 oz. 283 g, Frozen bag, 12 packages per case , Best By 10/14/2023 .	Food	Class II	1
24 May 2021	Giant Eagle Chicken Street Taco Kit; 20 oz (1 lbs 4 oz) Individual Units, PLU Code beginning 256598 00000	Food	Class I	1
30 Oct 2017	Market District Coffee Beans covered in Dark Chocolate; Net Wt. 8 OZ.; Contains Soy; May Contain: Milk Manufactured in a	Food	Class II	3
19 Oct 2017	Giant Eagle Breaded Shrimp Pittsburgh, PA 15238 PLU # 86815 refrigerated, packed in plastic clam shell. Sell by dates: u	Food	Class I	1
9 Jun 2017	Giant Eagle; Toasted Crumb Tilapia; various weights; Dist. By: Giant Eagle, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA PLU #69123. UPC: 691237	Food	Class II	1
29 Sep 2016	Market District Wasabi Soybeans; Net Wt. 6 OZ.; Best By 3/6/17	Food	Class II	1
16 May 2016	Clear plastic cup labeled as: The Farmers Market Buffalo Hot Peanuts; Net Wt. 5 oz.; UPC 3003499846; Best By 10/25/2016	Food	Class II	1

All 31 events for Giant Eagle, Inc.

Questions and answers

Why was this food recalled?

FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "The sliced red apples were recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes."

What does Class I mean?

FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Where was the product distributed?

FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "OH, PA"

Is the recall still ongoing?

FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 15 Feb 2017. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.

Where does this data come from?

openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.

Provenance

Source: openFDA food enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.