FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1486-2017

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

Giant Eagle Apple Pistachio Salad, NET WT 13 oz.

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
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; 12/11/14
Quantity
212 units

Why it was recalled

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

Recalling firm

Firm
Giant Eagle, Inc.
Notification channel
E-Mail
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
101 Kappa Dr, N/A, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15238-2809

Distribution

Distribution pattern
OH, PA

Timeline

Recall initiated
2014-12-10
FDA classified
2017-02-15
Posted by FDA
2017-02-22
Terminated
2017-02-15
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1486-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.