Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-0431-2020·Announced 2020-01-01

Trader Joe's Banh Mi Style Salad Recalled Due to Potential Listeria Contamination

Trader Joe's 10oz Banh Mi Style Salad w/ Tofu was recalled because it may contain Listeria monocytogenes. Consumers should stop eating the product and follow FDA recall instructions.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall carries an FDA Class I designation per the agency metadata. According to the severity rubric, when an agency classifies a recall as FDA Class I, the minimum severity score is 4 (Severe). While no deaths or serious injuries are reported, the presence of Listeria monocytogenes—a high-risk pathogen—means the recall falls under the 'never go below 4' rule for Class I recalls.

Plain-English summary

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued recall F-0431-2020 for Trader Joe's 10oz Banh Mi Style Salad w/ Tofu (SKU 614719) manufactured by Fuji Food Products, Inc., due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product, weighing 10 ounces each, was distributed across 39 states including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington D.C. A total of 75,821 units were affected.

Consumers who purchased or received this product should immediately discontinue consumption and follow FDA guidance regarding reporting and proper disposal. No illnesses or injuries have been confirmed, but the product remains subject to recall due to the presence of a high-risk pathogen.

The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which triggers a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Even though no deaths or serious injuries are reported, the agency's classification as Class I mandates a severity rating of at least 4.

The recalled product

Product: Trader Joe's 10oz Banh Mi Style Salad w/ Tofu, SKU 614719
Manufacturer: Fuji Food Products, Inc.
Category: Food — Ready-to-Eat
Hazard: listeria
Affected units: 75,821

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

Date Code Range: 11/19/2019 - 12/03/2019

Distribution

Distributed in 31 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 23 recalled by Fuji Food Products, 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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