Food recall

World Class Distribution, Inc. recall: Trader Joe's Super Spinach Salad with Quinoa, carrots, cranberries, chickpeas, edamame, pumpkin seeds and a carrot...

World Class Distribution, Inc., of Fontana, CA, recalled Trader Joe's Super Spinach Salad with Quinoa, carrots, cranberries, chickpeas, edamame, pumpkin seeds and a carrot.... The FDA's reason: “Some packages of Trader Joe's Super Spinach Salad were prepared using almonds instead of pumpkin seeds, which are declared on the label. Undeclared allergen - almonds.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on August 25, 2021, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 15, 2021. 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

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed September 20, 2021

The recall

Company
World Class Distribution, Inc. (Fontana, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Some packages of Trader Joe's Super Spinach Salad were prepared using almonds instead of pumpkin seeds, which are declared on the label. Undeclared allergen - almonds.”
Where it was sold
Pacific Northwest Region of US - WA, OR, ID
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
88579

The product recalled

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

  • F-0959-2021 Class II

    Trader Joe's Super Spinach Salad with Quinoa, carrots, cranberries, chickpeas, edamame, pumpkin seeds and a carrot ginger miso dressing. Net Wt. 10 oz. (284 g) Dressing and seeds/nuts are packed in separate clear pouches and visible to consumer. Contains: Soy UPC: 096155 SKU: 96155 Dist & Sold exclusively by Trader Joe's Monrovia, CA 91016

    Codes: USE BY: 08/30/21

    Quantity: 209 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 September 15, 2021.

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.