Sunflower Seeds, PLU# 65167; various weights; various sell by dates; Market District
Recalling firm: Giant Eagle, Inc.
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…
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Original product description
Sunflower Seeds, PLU# 65167; various weights; various sell by dates; Market District; Distributed by Giant Eagle, Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Original FDA recall 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 details
- Recall number
- F-1836-2016
- Event ID
- 74023
- FDA status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- May 3, 2016
- Reported
- Aug 3, 2016
- Classified
- Jul 27, 2016
- Terminated
- Aug 15, 2017
- Quantity
- total for bulk and repacked containers (cannot be separated) 2197.53 lbs.
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, United States
- Initiation type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Notification
Where it was distributed
PA, OH, IN
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