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Giant Eagle, Inc. Recall: On 10/30/2017, Giant Eagle received notice from their contract manufacturer, to recall Market District Almonds Covered in Dark Chocolate, due to undeclared milk in the dark chocolate. Giant Eagle product labels do carry the advisory statement "May Contain Milk".

United States

TerminatedClass II

Company
Giant Eagle, Inc.
Product
Market District Almonds covered in Dark Chocolate; Net Wt. 8…
Recall date
October 30, 2017
Terminated
May 15, 2020
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

On 10/30/2017, Giant Eagle received notice from their contract manufacturer, to recall Market District Almonds Covered in Dark Chocolate, due to undeclared milk in the dark chocolate. Giant Eagle product labels do carry the advisory statement "May Contain Milk".

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
Market District Almonds covered in Dark Chocolate; Net Wt. 8 OZ.; Contains Soy; May Contain: Milk Manufactured in a plant that processes wheat, peanuts, tree nuts and eggs.; Distributed by Giant Eagle, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA 15238-2809 Not published in this source record 6234 units Coffee Beans UPC: 30034 09851; Almonds UPC: 30034 09852; Powerberry UPC: 30034 09857

Distribution

  • IN MD OH PA WV

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-0354-2018
Event ID
78423
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Company
Giant Eagle, Inc.
Product description
Market District Almonds covered in Dark Chocolate; Net Wt. 8 OZ.; Contains Soy; May Contain: Milk Manufactured in a plant that processes wheat, peanuts, tree nuts and eggs.; Distributed by Giant Eagle, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA 15238-2809
Quantity
6234 units
Reason
On 10/30/2017, Giant Eagle received notice from their contract manufacturer, to recall Market District Almonds Covered in Dark Chocolate, due to undeclared milk in the dark chocolate. Giant Eagle product labels do carry the advisory statement "May Contain Milk".
Recall initiation date
October 30, 2017
Report date
November 15, 2017
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
May 15, 2020
Distribution pattern
IN MD OH PA WV
UPC, lot, and code information
Coffee Beans UPC: 30034 09851; Almonds UPC: 30034 09852; Powerberry UPC: 30034 09857
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
E-Mail
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
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This recall shares FDA event ID 78423 with 2 other product entries in Public Health Trace.

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Responsible company: Giant Eagle, Inc.

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State Distributed
Indiana 1
Maryland 1
Ohio 1
Pennsylvania 1
West Virginia 1

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