Trader Joe's Tomato & Basil Hummus Dip Recalled for Contamination Risk
Bakkavor Foods USA is recalling Trader Joe's Tomato & Basil Hummus Dip due to potential Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
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 aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Bakkavor Foods USA, Inc. is recalling 104,616 containers of Trader Joe's Tomato & Basil Hummus Dip, 7 oz. The recall is due to the potential for contamination with Salmonella and/or Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product is a perishable item that must be kept refrigerated. It was distributed to Trader Joe's Company, which further distributed the product to its retail stores nationwide. The specific containers involved have USE BY dates up through and including 11/06/18 with plant identification code C, or USE BY dates up through and including 11/10/18 with plant identification code J.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific dates and plant codes listed above. If they possess the recalled product, they should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Trader Joe's Tomato & Basil Hummus Dip, 7 oz. plastic container; Perishable, Keep Refrigerated. SKU 29153
- Manufacturer
- Bakkavor Foods USA, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 104,616
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.
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