Food recall

Trader Joe's Company recall: Trader Joe s Cilantro Salad Dressing (SKU 36420) Perishable Keep Refrigerated 12 FL OZ (355mL)

Trader Joe's Company, of Monrovia, CA, recalled Trader Joe s Cilantro Salad Dressing (SKU 36420) Perishable Keep Refrigerated 12 FL OZ (355mL) and 2 other products. The FDA's reason: “L. mono contamination.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 7, 2024, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 20, 2024. 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 September 12, 2024

The recall

Company
Trader Joe's Company (Monrovia, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“L. mono contamination”
Where it was sold
Nationwide No foreign distribution.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
93964

The 3 products recalled

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

  • F-1069-2024 Class I

    Trader Joe s Cilantro Salad Dressing (SKU 36420) Perishable Keep Refrigerated 12 FL OZ (355mL)

    Codes: all codes, All Use By Dates between 02/19/2024 and 05/14/2024

    Quantity: 15,890 cases

  • F-1070-2024 Class I

    Trader Joe s Elote Chopped Salad Kit (SKU 74768) 11.94 oz.

    Codes: All codes, Used By dates on or before February 18, 2024.

    Quantity: 7,348 cases

  • F-1071-2024 Class I

    Trader Joe s Southwest Salad (SKU 56077) 9 oz.

    Codes: All codes, Best By: October 26, 2023 February 11, 2024

    Quantity: 800,955 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 March 20, 2024.

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.