FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-2173-2015

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 Store cut Fontal Cheese wrapped in plastic wrap Belgium Imported Fontal - CD; Sell By: (up to and including) 04/23/2015 PLU: 16124 Giant Eagle Distributed by: Giant Eagle, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA 15238

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Sell By: (up to and including) 04/23/2015
Quantity
225 units since 1/19/2015

Why it was recalled

Retail store cut cheese packages did not declare the presence of Lysozyme, an egg allergen.

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
2015-03-21
FDA classified
2015-05-06
Posted by FDA
2015-05-13
Terminated
2015-07-27
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2173-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.