Giant Eagle Recalls Market District Dark Chocolate Almonds for Undeclared Milk
Giant Eagle is recalling Market District Almonds Covered in Dark Chocolate due to undeclared milk. The product is distributed in five states.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves allergen mislabeling (undeclared milk) on a common allergen, which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Giant Eagle, Inc. is recalling Market District Almonds Covered in Dark Chocolate (8 oz) because the dark chocolate contains undeclared milk. The recall was initiated after Giant Eagle received notice from their contract manufacturer on October 30, 2017.
The product labels include the advisory statement "May Contain Milk," but the specific presence of milk in the dark chocolate was not declared as a primary ingredient. The recall affects 6,234 units distributed in Indiana, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
Consumers who purchased this product should check their pantry for the specific UPC codes listed in the recall notice. If the product is found, consumers should stop using it and follow Giant Eagle's instructions for disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Market District Almonds covered in Dark Chocolate; Net Wt. 8 OZ.; Contains Soy; May Contain: Milk Manufactured in a plant that processes wheat, peanuts, tree nuts and eggs.; Distributed by Giant Eagle, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA 15238-2809
- Manufacturer
- Giant Eagle, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Nuts and Snacks
- Affected units
- 6,234
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (3)
- Coffee Beans UPC: 30034 09851
- Almonds UPC: 30034 09852
- Powerberry UPC: 30034 09857
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Giant Eagle, Inc. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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