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Giant Eagle Apple Pistachio Salad with Chicken Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk

Giant Eagle recalls 15oz Apple Pistachio Salad with Chicken due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check sell-by dates and follow official recall instructions.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1485-2017FoodGiant Eagle ›
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Recalling firmGiant Eagle, Inc.101 Kappa Dr · Pittsburgh, PA 15238-2809
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Giant Eagle is recalling 15-ounce Apple Pistachio Salad with Chicken because it may contain Listeria monocytogenes. This bacteria can cause serious illness, so affected products should be discarded immediately. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/28869-giant-eagle-apple-pistachio-salad-with-chicken-recall-listeria-contamination.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/28869-giant-eagle-apple-pistachio-salad-with-chicken-recall-listeria-contamination · Updated August 18, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1485-2017

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“Giant Eagle Apple Pistachio Salad with Chicken Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/28869-giant-eagle-apple-pistachio-salad-with-chicken-recall-listeria-contamination. Based on FDA recall #F-1485-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1485-2017%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on 2014-12-10 that Giant Eagle, Inc. is recalling Giant Eagle Apple Pistachio Salad with Chicken due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall affects 15 oz. packages sold in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Giant Eagle
  • Product: Giant Eagle Apple Pistachio Salad with Chicken, NET WT 15 oz.
  • Sell-by dates: 12/1/14 through 12/11/14
  • Distribution: OH, PA
  • Units affected: 125

The hazard

The sliced red apples in the recalled product pose a risk of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the food will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Giant Eagle, Inc. has issued 29 other recalls since 2014-12-03, including a 2025-10-02 recall for potential Listeria contamination in Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad and a 2025-04-12 recall for foreign glass risk in Multigrain Sourdough Bread. Other recent recalls of similar products include Gias Food Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine Recall (2026-09-03), Made Fresh Salads Jalapeno Cheddar Cream Cheese Recall (2026-02-19), and Made Fresh Salads Apple Cinnamon Cream Cheese Recall (2026-02-19).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the product name 'Giant Eagle Apple Pistachio Salad with Chicken' with a net weight of 15 oz. The sell-by date is between December 1 and December 10, 2014.

  • Brand
    Giant Eagle
  • Category
    Food
FDA recall event · 2 products

All 2 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class I
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    OH, PA
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantity
F-1485-2017Giant Eagle Apple Pistachio Salad with Chicken, NET WT 15 oz.; SELL BY: 12/1/14; 12/2/14; 12/3/14; 12/4/14; 12/5/14; 12/6/14; 12/7/14; 12/8/14; 12/9/14; 12/10/14; 12/11/14125 units
F-1486-2017Giant Eagle Apple Pistachio Salad, NET WT 13 oz.; SELL BY: 12/1/14; 12/2/14; 12/3/14; 12/4/14; 12/5/14; 12/6/14; 12/7/14; 12/8/14; 12/9/14; 12/10/14; 12/11/14212 units
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop Using It Now

    Discard the product immediately as it may contain Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause serious illness.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “OH, PA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Ohio, Pennsylvania.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 2.2 years after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Dec 10, 201412. FDA classified it Class I: Feb 15, 201723. FDA terminated the recall: Feb 15, 201734. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Feb 22, 2017420142017
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  3. FDA terminated the recall
  4. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-1485-2017 (December 10, 2014) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1485-2017 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 18, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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