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Trader Joes Company Recall: FDA was notified by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency of that two lot codes of Trader Joe's Organic French Baguette may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
🇺🇸 United States
TerminatedClass II
Company
Trader Joes Company
Product
Trader Joe's Artisan Bread - Organic French Baguette; (Bro…
Recall date
May 28, 2018
Terminated
July 2, 2018
Source
FDA
Reason for recall
FDA was notified by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency of that two lot codes of Trader Joe's Organic French Baguette may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
- Recall initiated
- Reported by source
- Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description
UPC
Quantity
Lot / code information
Trader Joe's Artisan Bread - Organic French Baguette; (Brown and Serve) Keep frozen; Product code 53835; 24 x 11.5 oz. (326g) - 24 loaves per case. UPC 0053 8350 Product of Canada Manufactured by Groupe Premiere Moisson Inc., 189 Harwood, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada Distributed and sold exclusively by Trader Joe's, Monrovia, CA 91016
Not published in this source record
666 cases (24 loaves per case)
Code BF118127 and BF118128; Cases codes : 53835 LOT BDUMAY-7-18 Cases codes : 53835 LOT BDUMAY-8-18
Distribution
Distribution Centers in CA and PA - retail locations in MA
NH
RI
ME
CT
NY
NJ
DC
PA
VA
MD.
Official source record
Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-1539-2018
Event ID
80189
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Company
Trader Joes Company
Product description
Trader Joe's Artisan Bread - Organic French Baguette; (Brown and Serve) Keep frozen; Product code 53835; 24 x 11.5 oz. (326g) - 24 loaves per case. UPC 0053 8350 Product of Canada Manufactured by Groupe Premiere Moisson Inc., 189 Harwood, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada Distributed and sold exclusively by Trader Joe's, Monrovia, CA 91016
Quantity
666 cases (24 loaves per case)
Reason
FDA was notified by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency of that two lot codes of Trader Joe's Organic French Baguette may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Recall initiation date
May 28, 2018
Report date
June 13, 2018
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
July 2, 2018
Distribution pattern
Distribution Centers in CA and PA - retail locations in MA, NH, RI, ME, CT, NY, NJ, DC, PA, VA, MD.
UPC, lot, and code information
Code BF118127 and BF118128; Cases codes : 53835 LOT BDUMAY-7-18 Cases codes : 53835 LOT BDUMAY-8-18
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
E-Mail
Source last updated
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Distributed
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State
Distributed
California
1
Pennsylvania
1
Massachusetts
1
New Hampshire
1
Rhode Island
1
Maine
1
Connecticut
1
New York
1
New Jersey
1
District of Columbia
1
Virginia
1
Maryland
1
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