Food recall

Huxtable's Kitchen Inc recall: Trader Joe's Roasted Butternut Squash, Red Quinoa and Wheatberry Salad

Huxtable's Kitchen Inc, of Vernon, CA, recalled Trader Joe's Roasted Butternut Squash, Red Quinoa and Wheatberry Salad. The FDA's reason: “Recall initiated by firm because the onions uses as an ingredient have the potential to be contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on July 30, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 29, 2012. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Listeria

Status

Terminated

Closed August 7, 2013

The recall

Company
Huxtable's Kitchen Inc (Vernon, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Recall initiated by firm because the onions uses as an ingredient have the potential to be contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes.”
Where it was sold
Distributed to Trader Joes market stores CA, AZ, NV and NM.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
62686

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1986-2012 Class I

    Trader Joe's Roasted Butternut Squash, Red Quinoa and Wheatberry Salad, 9.5 oz. Product packaged in plastic tray with plastic lid. 18 units/basket.

    Codes: Use by date 7/28/12 and 7/30/12

    Quantity: 3639 units

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of August 29, 2012.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.