Giant Eagle Sunflower Seeds Recall: Possible Listeria Contamination
Giant Eagle recalls sunflower seeds due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products were sold in bulk sections of Market District stores with specific sell by dates.
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
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📍Recalling firmGiant Eagle, Inc.101 Kappa Dr · Pittsburgh, PA 15238-2809
“Giant Eagle Sunflower Seeds Recall: Possible Listeria Contamination.” GovInfoNow, updated August 10, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/24595-giant-eagle-sunflower-seeds-recall-possible-listeria-contamination. Based on FDA recall #F-1836-2016 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1836-2016%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on May 3, 2016, that Giant Eagle, Inc. recalled Market District sunflower seeds due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall covers all lots of Sunflower Seeds, PLU# 65167, distributed by Giant Eagle in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Giant Eagle
Product: Sunflower Seeds
Label: Market District
PLU#: 65167
Distributed by: Giant Eagle, Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Sell by dates to 12/1/16
Distribution: PA, OH, IN
The hazard
Giant Eagle supplier SunOpta informed Giant Eagle of the expansion of their sunflower kernel recall due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The company repacked the sunflower kernels under the Market District label, which were sold in the bulk section of 12 of its Market District stores.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Giant Eagle, Inc. has 29 other recalls on record since December 3, 2014. Other recent recalls include a Giant Eagle Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad recall for potential Listeria contamination (October 2, 2025), a Giant Eagle Multigrain Sourdough Bread recall for foreign glass risk (April 12, 2025), and a Giant Eagle Happy Face Cookie recall for undeclared milk allergen risk (March 29, 2022). Other recent recalls of similar products include La Colonia Foods Requeson Bulk Product Recall for Listeria contamination risk (June 4, 2026), Wellsley Farms Salmon Recall for Listeria contamination risk (February 10, 2026), and Southern Rocklobster Australian Greenlip Abalone Recall for Listeria contamination risk (December 24, 2025).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for sunflower seeds labeled 'Market District' with PLU# 65167. Products were sold in bulk sections of Giant Eagle stores with sell by dates up to December 1, 2016.
Brand
Giant Eagle
Category
Food
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Label
Look for the PLU# 65167 label and 'Market District' on the product packaging.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 3 states.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “PA, OH, IN” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 15 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class I
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #F-1836-2016 (May 3, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1836-2016 to see it in context.
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