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Trader Joes Company Recall: Popcorn containing butter (milk) was found co-mingled with Trader Joe's Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Chips - undeclared milk allergen.

United States

TerminatedClass II

Company
Trader Joes Company
Product
Trader Joe's Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Chips: 16 oz. bag, 1…
Recall date
November 22, 2021
Terminated
January 12, 2022
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

Popcorn containing butter (milk) was found co-mingled with Trader Joe's Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Chips - undeclared milk allergen.

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
Trader Joe's Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Chips: 16 oz. bag, 15 bags per case Not published in this source record 2154 cases Sell by date 03/19/2022, 03/20/2022

Distribution

  • DC's in IL
  • PA and then to retail locations in DC
  • DE
  • IA
  • IL
  • IN
  • KS
  • KY
  • MD
  • MI
  • MN
  • MO
  • NE
  • NJ
  • NY
  • OH
  • PA
  • VA
  • WI.

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-0247-2022
Event ID
89108
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Company
Trader Joes Company
Product description
Trader Joe's Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Chips: 16 oz. bag, 15 bags per case
Quantity
2154 cases
Reason
Popcorn containing butter (milk) was found co-mingled with Trader Joe's Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Chips - undeclared milk allergen.
Recall initiation date
November 22, 2021
Report date
December 15, 2021
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
January 12, 2022
Distribution pattern
DC's in IL, PA and then to retail locations in DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MI, MN, MO, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, VA, WI.
UPC, lot, and code information
Sell by date 03/19/2022, 03/20/2022
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

Responsible company: Trader Joes Company

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Distribution map

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

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Distribution map
State Distributed
District of Columbia 1
Illinois 1
Pennsylvania 1
Delaware 1
Iowa 1
Indiana 1
Kansas 1
Kentucky 1
Maryland 1
Michigan 1
Minnesota 1
Missouri 1
Nebraska 1
New Jersey 1
New York 1
Ohio 1
Virginia 1
Wisconsin 1

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