Food recall

Bakkavor Foods USA, Inc. recall: Trader Joe's Hummus quartet

Bakkavor Foods USA, Inc., of Carson, CA, recalled Trader Joe's Hummus quartet and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Hummus was recalled due to potential Salmonella and/or Listeria monocytogenes contamination.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 16, 2018, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of November 7, 2018. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Listeria

Status

Terminated

Closed February 25, 2019

The recall

Company
Bakkavor Foods USA, Inc. (Carson, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Hummus was recalled due to potential Salmonella and/or Listeria monocytogenes contamination”
Where it was sold
Firm distributed products to one consignee, Trader Joe's Company, who further distributed the products to their retails stores on a nationwide level.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
81302

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-0351-2019 Class II

    Trader Joe's Hummus quartet; 20 oz. plastic container; Spicy Hummus Roasted Garlic Hummus, Regular Hummus and Tomato Basil Hummus. Perishable, Keep Refrigerated. SKU 39570

    Codes: Use by dates up through and including 11/08/2018 and plant identification code "C"

    Quantity: 47,892 containers

  • F-0352-2019 Class II

    Trader Joe's Tomato & Basil Hummus Dip, 7 oz. plastic container; Perishable, Keep Refrigerated. SKU 29153

    Codes: USE BY "dates up through and including 11/06/18 and plant identification code C USE BY "dates up through and including 11/10/18 and plant identification code J

    Quantity: 104,616 containers

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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 November 7, 2018.

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.