The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0612-2025·Announced 2025-03-19

Trader Joe's Solid White Albacore Tuna Recalled for Defective Lid

Trader Joe's Solid White Albacore Tuna (5 oz cans) is being recalled due to improperly secured lids that may allow contamination with Clostridium botulinum. Affected products have Best By dates of 01/08/2028 or 01/09/2028.

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: This FDA Class II recall involves Clostridium botulinum, a high-risk pathogen capable of causing botulism. No illnesses have been reported, and the contamination risk is preventive in nature, meeting the criterion for high-risk pathogens without reported illness.

Plain-English summary

Trader Joe's is recalling Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water (no salt added) in 5 oz cans because the easy-pull lids were not secured properly during manufacturing. This defect may allow the product to become contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium that can cause botulism.

The recalled product includes 14,147 cases with Best By dates of 01/08/2028 or 01/09/2028 and lot codes S90ND2N, S90ND1M, or S90ND2N. The product was distributed nationwide and sold exclusively through Trader Joe's stores.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not eat it. If you have unopened cans with the affected Best By dates or lot numbers, discard them or return them to a Trader Joe's store for a refund. Persons who consumed the recalled product and develop symptoms of botulism (such as muscle weakness or difficulty breathing) should seek medical attention immediately.

The recalled product

Product
Trader Joe's branded Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water, no salt added; NET WT. 5 OZ (142g) DR WT. 4 OZ (113g); Dist & Sold Exclusively By: Trader Joe's, Monrovia, CA 91816; UPC# 0099 2848
Manufacturer
Chicken of the Sea; Thai Union
Category
Food — Canned Seafood
Hazard
  • botulinum
  • defective-seal

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 (4)

  • Best By dates: 01/08/2028
  • 01/09/2028 Lots: S90ND2N
  • S90ND1M
  • S90ND2N

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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