FDA Food Recalls

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
E-Mail
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.