Giant Eagle Recalls Smoked Mozzarella Pasta Salad Due to Potential Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination Associated with Nationwide Recall from Nate’s Fine Foods

Summary

Company Announcement

PITTSBURGH – Giant Eagle, Inc., has issued a voluntary recall of “Smoked Mozzarella Pasta Salad” sold in the prepared foods departments of its Giant Eagle and Market District locations across western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland and Indiana due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. This recall is in response to a nationwide recall of ready-to-eat pasta originating from Nate’s Fine Foods.

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

There have been no reports of illness associated with Giant Eagle’s recall to date. The recalled “Smoked Mozzarella Pasta Salad” was sold starting on September 25, 2025. Additional product details include:

Customers who have purchased the affected product should not consume it and should dispose of it and return a qualifying receipt to their local Giant Eagle or Market District for a refund. Customers with questions may call Giant Eagle Customer Care at 1-800-553-2324 Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST.

In addition to this public communication regarding this recall, Giant Eagle also initiated its consumer recall telephone notification process. The consumer recall process uses purchase data and consumer telephone numbers housed in the myPerks loyalty card database to alert those households that purchased the affected product and have updated telephone contact information in Giant Eagle’s database.

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