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Giant Eagle, Inc.
FDA recall F-1836-2016 · Class I · reported 2016-08-03 · Terminated
- Product
- Sunflower Seeds, PLU# 65167; various weights; various sell by dates; Market District; Distributed by Giant Eagle, Pittsburgh, PA 15238
- 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
- Quantity
- total for bulk and repacked containers (cannot be separated) 2197.53 lbs.
- Distribution
- PA, OH, IN
- Firm location
- PA, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Recall started
- 2016-05-03
- Terminated
- 2017-08-15
- Code info
- Sell by dates to 12/1/16
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Food Enforcement database (openFDA Food Enforcement, imported 2026-09). The FDA does not validate openFDA data for completeness or accuracy. This is a record of an enforcement action, not safety advice.