Trader Joe’s Recalls Certain Products Containing Cotija Cheese Because They May Be Contaminated With Listeria Monocytogenes - 2/8/24
Company Announcement Date:
February 07, 2024
FDA Publish Date:
February 08, 2024
Product Type:
Food & Beverages
Foodborne Illness
Reason for Announcement:
Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Company Name:
Trader Joe’s Company
Brand Name:
Trader Joe’s
Product Description:
Chicken Enchiladas Verde, Cilantro Salad Dressing, Elote Chopped Salad Kit, Southwest Salad
Company Announcement
Trader Joe’s of Monrovia, CA is recalling certain products containing cotija cheese, as the cheese used to make these products has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy individuals may suffer short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Listeria infection can cause miscarriage and stillbirths among pregnant women.
The cotija cheese that was used to produce the products below was manufactured by Rizo-López Foods, Inc. On 2/5/2024, Rio- López Foods initiated a recall of dairy items, including cotija cheese, under multiple brand names. As a result, Trader Joe’s is recalling all codes of the products listed below that were manufactured with cotija cheese.
The recalled products were sold in Trader Joe’s stores nationwide.
Recalled products include all lots of the following products:
· Trader Joe’s Chicken Enchiladas Verde (SKU 58292)
· Trader Joe’s Cilantro Salad Dressing (SKU 36420)
· Trader Joe’s Elote Chopped Salad Kit (SKU 74768)
· Trader Joe’s Southwest Salad (SKU 56077)
No illnesses have been reported related to these products, to date.
If you purchased any of these products, please discard them or return them to any Trader Joe’s for a full refund.
Customers with questions may contact Trader Joe’s Customer Relations at (626) 599-3817 [Monday through Friday, 6:00 am to 5:00 pm Pacific Time].
Company Contact Information
Consumers:
Trader Joe’s Customer Relations
(626) 599-3817
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* We believe that none of the product being recalled were processed or offered through the national office
* We strongly encourage you to notify your agencies within one business day from receipt of this notice.
* ALL cased and uncased inventories, both at the member level and agency level, need to be checked. This product may have entered member and agency warehouses through salvage, local donations, TEFAP, local purchases, retail pickups, food drives, or other avenues.
* For additional local details, please contact the Health Department(s) for the area(s) your food bank serves.
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