Sunflower Seeds, PLU# 65167; various weights; various sell by dates; Market District; Distributed by Gian

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Sunflower Seeds, PLU# 65167; various weights; various sell by dates; Market District; Distributed by Giant Eagle, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 Giant Eagle, Inc. · reported 2016-08-03

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: 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
Classification: Class I
Recall initiated: 2016-05-03
Reported by the agency: 2016-08-03
Closed out (terminated): 2017-08-15
Recalling firm: Giant Eagle, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): PA, OH, IN
States we parsed from that text: IN OH PA
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Nuts, seeds & nut buttersderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-1836-2016

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