Use cautionFood recall · FDA · Published March 17, 2015
Giant Eagle Cut Out Cookies Recall: Undeclared Milk Allergen Risk
Giant Eagle recalls 12-pack cut out cookies with undeclared milk allergen after consumer allergic reaction reports. Affected items sold at Market District bakery counters through March 21.
Cut Out Cookies sold in Giant Eagle Bakeries were recalled due to an undeclared milk allergen detected after receiving a consumer complaint of an allergic reaction.
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📍Recalling firmGiant Eagle, Inc.101 Kappa Dr · Pittsburgh, PA 15238-2809
“Giant Eagle Cut Out Cookies Recall: Undeclared Milk Allergen Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/27267-giant-eagle-cut-out-cookies-recall-undeclared-milk-allergen-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-2045-2015 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-2045-2015%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on March 17, 2015, that Giant Eagle, Inc. voluntarily recalled all varieties of Cut Out Cookies labeled as Cut Out Cookies 12-Pack, 24 oz., due to an undeclared milk allergen. The agency issued recall number F-2045-2015 following a consumer complaint of an allergic reaction.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Giant Eagle
Product: Cut Out Cookies 12-Pack, 24 oz., inside clear plastic containers
PLU: 69748
Sell By Dates: through March 21st
Sold at: Market District bakery department service counter
Distribution: PA, MD, OH, WV
The hazard
The recall was initiated because the Cut Out Cookies contained an undeclared milk allergen. This action followed a consumer complaint reporting an allergic reaction to the product.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Giant Eagle, Inc. has 29 other recalls on record since December 3, 2014. Recent brand recalls include a smoked mozzarella penne salad recall due to listeria risk on October 2, 2025, and a multigrain sourdough bread recall for foreign glass risk on April 12, 2025. Other recent recalls of similar products include Lunds & Byerlys Monster Cookies (December 3, 2025), Troemner Farm Pfeffernusse Cookies (December 19, 2025), and B.C. Williams Bakery Bread Mix (December 23, 2025).
How to tell if you have this one
Look for cookies labeled 'Cut Out Cookies 12-Pack, 24 oz.' in clear plastic containers with a 'processed on shared equipment' statement. These were sold at Giant Eagle's Market District bakery counters through March 2:21.
Brand
Giant Eagle
Category
Food
FDA recall event · 3 products
All 3 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Distribution
PA, MD, OH, WV
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
F-2043-2015
All varieties and packaging configurations of iced cut out cookies, labeled as Decorated Cut Out Cookie and Cut Out Cookies, 1oz and 2oz sold individually behind the bakery department service counter, and also pre-packaged in 2 counts (5oz), 10 counts (15oz), inside clear plastic containers, "processed on shared equipment" statement on label.; PLUs 17972 and 37973, all Sell By Dates through March 21st
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F-2044-2015
All varieties and packaging configurations of tinted sugar decorated cut out cookies labeled as Cut Out Cookies and OTC Seasonal Cut Out Cookie, 1oz and 2oz sold individually behind the bakery department service counter and also pre-packaged in 2 counts (5oz), 10 counts (15oz), inside clear plastic containers,"processed on shared equipment" statement on label.; PLUs 77993 and 89685, all Sell By Dates through March 21st
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F-2045-2015
All varieties and packaging configurations of cut out cookies labeled as Cut Out Cookies 12-Pack, 24 oz., inside clear plastic containers,"processed on shared equipment" statement on label, sold exclusively at the Market District bakery department service counter .; PLU 69748, all Sell By Dates through March 21st
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Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check for Allergen Label
Look for the 'processed on shared equipment' statement on the label to confirm if the product is affected.
Contact Giant Eagle
Reach out to Giant Eagle for assistance with the recall if you have the affected cookies.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 4 states.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “PA, MD, OH, WV” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 8 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.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #F-2045-2015 (March 17, 2015) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-2045-2015 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 18, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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