Recalls / Class I
Class IF-1836-2016
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
Sunflower Seeds, PLU# 65167; various weights; various sell by dates; Market District; Distributed by Giant Eagle, Pittsburgh, PA 15238
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Sell by dates to 12/1/16
- Quantity
- total for bulk and repacked containers (cannot be separated) 2197.53 lbs.
Why it was recalled
Giant Eagle supplier SunOpta has informed Giant Eagle of the expansion of their sunflower kernel recall due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Giant Eagle repacked the sunflower kernels under the Market District label, which were sold in the bulk section of 12 of its Market District stores. Giant Eagle has expanded their recall to include all lots of sunflower seeds
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Giant Eagle, Inc.
- Notification channel
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 101 Kappa Dr, N/A, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15238-2809
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- PA, OH, IN
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2016-05-03
- FDA classified
- 2016-07-27
- Posted by FDA
- 2016-08-03
- Terminated
- 2017-08-15
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1836-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.