The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0351-2019·Announced 2018-11-07

Trader Joe's Hummus Recalled for Potential Salmonella and Listeria Contamination

Bakkavor Foods USA is recalling Trader Joe's Hummus quartets due to potential Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should discard the product.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves high-risk pathogens (Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Bakkavor Foods USA, Inc. is recalling 47,892 containers of Trader Joe's Hummus quartet. The product is sold in 20 oz. plastic containers and includes Spicy Hummus, Roasted Garlic Hummus, Regular Hummus, and Tomato Basil Hummus. The recall is due to the potential for Salmonella and/or Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The affected products have use-by dates up through and including November 8, 2018, and bear the plant identification code "C". The firm distributed the products to Trader Joe's Company, which further distributed them to retail stores nationwide.

Consumers who have purchased the recalled product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Trader Joe's Hummus quartet; 20 oz. plastic container; Spicy Hummus Roasted Garlic Hummus, Regular Hummus and Tomato Basil Hummus. Perishable, Keep Refrigerated. SKU 39570
Affected units
47,892

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Bakkavor Foods USA, Inc. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 2 products in this recall →