J .R. Simplot Company Recall: Product was recalled due to small pieces of plastic or rubber material.

🇺🇸 United States

1. September 29, 2020 - Recall initiated
2. October 21, 2020 - Reported by source
3. November 12, 2020 - Recall terminated

Official source record

Agency

FDA

Dataset

FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)

Recall number

F-0014-2021

Event ID

86517

Status

Terminated

Classification

Class II

Company

J .R. Simplot Company

Product description

TRADER JOE S TRADER POTATO TOTS is frozen potatoes, SKU # 94904, retail bag has net wt. 2 lbs. Product is packaged in plastic bag. TRADER JOE S TRADER POTATO TOTS, master case is labeled as 0094 9040, frozen potatoes. There are 18/2 lbs. bags per case. The retail label is read in parts: "***SKU# 94904 *** TRADER JOE'S TRADER JOE POTATO TOTS ***KEEP FROZEN *** DIST. & SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY: TRADER JOE'S MONROVIA, CA***".

Quantity

3,696 cases (18/2 lbs. bags per case)

Reason

Product was recalled due to small pieces of plastic or rubber material.

Recall initiation date

September 29, 2020

Report date

October 21, 2020

Classification date

Not published in this source record

Termination date

November 12, 2020

Distribution pattern

distributed in CA, CT, FL, IL, PA, TX and WA.

UPC, lot, and code information

420 114 20 31

Voluntary or mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification method

Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit

Source last updated

Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below

Public Health Trace retrieval date

July 18, 2026 ET

Responsible company: J .R. Simplot Company

A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.

Distributed No data published

Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.

Distribution map

State	Distributed
California	1
Connecticut	1
Florida	1
Illinois	1
Pennsylvania	1
Texas	1
Washington	1

States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.

Where this information comes from

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Technical source data

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Retrieved by Public Health Trace: July 18, 2026 ET

Frequently asked questions

What does a Class II mean?

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