Food recall: Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad, bulk, UPC 256616000000

Class I FDA enforcement event 97825. Recall start date: 2 Oct 2025. Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: 21 Oct 2025.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Recall notification from supplier of Potential listeria contamination.

Class I, in the words of FDA

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

Giant Eagle, Inc. started this food recall on 2 Oct 2025. The firm address in the FDA record is in Pittsburgh, PA. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 97825 has 3 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 29 Oct 2025. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 21 Oct 2025.

FDA enforcement report The 3 product records

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FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on 1 Oct 2026. openFDA export of 28 Sep 2026.

Distribution

In the words of FDA.

The adulterated product was sold in the following states: PA, OH, IN, MD

Recalling firm

Giant Eagle, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

3 product records in the event.

FDA event 97825: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
H-0085-2026	Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad, bulk, UPC 256616000000	486.65 lbs	Class I	Terminated	29 Oct 2025
H-0086-2026	Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad-Small, Clam shell and Bowl, 4 lbs 8 oz, Individual Unit, Keep Refrigerated, UPC 246511000000	27 lbs	Class I	Terminated	29 Oct 2025
H-0087-2026	Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad-Large, Clam shell and Bowl, 9 lbs, Individual Unit, Keep Refrigerated, UPC 246512000000	16 lbs	Class I	Terminated	29 Oct 2025

openFDA, about the status: FDA does not update the status of a recall after the recall has been classified according to its level of hazard. As such, the status of a recall (open, completed, or terminated) will remain unchanged after published in the Enforcement Reports. Source: openFDA, Drug Recall Enforcement Reports, Disclaimer.

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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Food events that started in 2025: 569
Share of these events in Class I: 37%
Product records in this event: 3Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register: 31

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of Giant Eagle, Inc.
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
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
3 May 2016	Sunflower Seeds, PLU# 65167; various weights; various sell by dates; Market District; Distributed by Giant Eagle, Pittsb	Food	Class I	1

Giant Eagle, Inc.: all 31 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report H-0085-2026The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 97825. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/97825/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through 28 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: openFDA food enforcement reports
Licence: CC0 1.0
Export date: 28 Sep 2026
Newest FDA report date on the register: 23 Sep 2026

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Questions

Where was the product distributed?: The FDA record gives this distribution: The adulterated product was sold in the following states: PA, OH, IN, MD
What quantity of product is in FDA event 97825?: The event has 3 product records. The first record gives this quantity: 486.65 lbs
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many food recalls of 2025 have the same class?: 37% of the 569 food events that started in 2025 are in Class I.