Food recall

Giant Eagle, Inc. recall: Sunflower Seeds, PLU# 65167

Giant Eagle, Inc., of Pittsburgh, PA, recalled Sunflower Seeds, PLU# 65167. The FDA's 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...” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 3, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 3, 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

Listeria

Status

Terminated

Closed August 15, 2017

The recall

Company
Giant Eagle, Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“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”
Where it was sold
PA, OH, IN
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
74023

The product recalled

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

  • F-1836-2016 Class I

    Sunflower Seeds, PLU# 65167; various weights; various sell by dates; Market District; Distributed by Giant Eagle, Pittsburgh, PA 15238

    Codes: Sell by dates to 12/1/16

    Quantity: total for bulk and repacked containers (cannot be separated) 2197.53 lbs.

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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 August 3, 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.