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Giant Eagle, Inc. Recall: 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

United States

TerminatedClass I

Company
Giant Eagle, Inc.
Product
Sunflower Seeds, PLU# 65167; various weights; various sell…
Recall date
May 3, 2016
Terminated
August 15, 2017
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

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

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
Sunflower Seeds, PLU# 65167; various weights; various sell by dates; Market District; Distributed by Giant Eagle, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 Not published in this source record Not published in this source record Not published in this source record

Distribution

  • PA
  • OH
  • IN

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-1836-2016
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class I
Company
Giant Eagle, Inc.
Product description
Sunflower Seeds, PLU# 65167; various weights; various sell by dates; Market District; Distributed by Giant Eagle, Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Quantity
Not published in this source record
Reason
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
Recall initiation date
May 3, 2016
Report date
August 3, 2016
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
August 15, 2017
Distribution pattern
PA, OH, IN
UPC, lot, and code information
Not published in this source record
Voluntary or mandated
Not published in this source record
Initial notification method
Not published in this source record
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
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State Distributed
Pennsylvania 1
Ohio 1
Indiana 1

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