Food recall: Sunflower Seeds, PLU# 65167; various weights; various sell by dates; Market District; Distributed by Giant Eagle…
Class I FDA enforcement event 74023. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
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
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
Giant Eagle, Inc. started this food recall on 3 May 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Pittsburgh, PA. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 74023 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 3 Aug 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 15 Aug 2017.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
PA, OH, IN
Recalling firm
Giant Eagle, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-1836-2016 | Sunflower Seeds, PLU# 65167; various weights; various sell by dates; Market District; Distributed by Giant Eagle, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 | total for bulk and repacked containers (cannot be separated) 2197.53 lbs. | Class I | Terminated | 3 Aug 2016 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2016
- 799
- Share of these events in Class I
- 52%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 31
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-1836-2016The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 74023. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/74023/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
PA, OH, IN
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 74023?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
total for bulk and repacked containers (cannot be separated) 2197.53 lbs.
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2016 have the same class?
- 52% of the 799 food events that started in 2016 are in Class I.