Food recall

Giant Eagle, Inc. recall: Baked, W/WO Icing Soft Pretzel in rigid plastic labeled as

Giant Eagle, Inc., of Pittsburgh, PA, recalled Baked, W/WO Icing Soft Pretzel in rigid plastic labeled as. The FDA's reason: “Product contained undeclared walnuts.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on January 2, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of February 24, 2016. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed May 6, 2016

The recall

Company
Giant Eagle, Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product contained undeclared walnuts”
Where it was sold
PA, OH, IN
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
72993

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0616-2016 Class I

    Baked, W/WO Icing Soft Pretzel in rigid plastic labeled as: New Year's Pretzel Sell By: 01/04/2016 PLU: 39739 UPC: 23979 80499

    Codes: Sell By: 01/04/2016

    Quantity: est. 23,000 units

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of February 24, 2016.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.