Trader Joe's Falafel Recalled for Foreign Object Contamination
Trader Joe's Fully Cooked Falafel Heat & Eat is being recalled from Connecticut, Texas, and Illinois due to the presence of rocks in the product. Consumers should return affected packages to the point of purchase.
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: FDA Class II recall for foreign object contamination in ready-to-eat food. Rocks present a clear risk of choking or dental injury. No illnesses or injuries have been reported, placing this within the High severity category for risk-of-harm products without reported injury.
Plain-English summary
Trader Joe's Fully Cooked Falafel Heat & Eat, 12 oz packages, is being recalled by California Ranch Food Company, Inc. due to the possible presence of rocks in the product.
The affected product was distributed to Connecticut, Texas, and Illinois. Approximately 21,034 cases are subject to this recall. Consumers with the affected lot codes should not consume the product and should return it to the point of purchase.
The recall was initiated after the discovery of foreign objects in the product. No illnesses or injuries have been reported to date.
The recalled product
- Product
- Trader Joe's Fully Cooked Falafel Heat & Eat NET WT. 12 OZ (340g) Distributed and Sold Exclusively By: Trader Joe's Monrovia, CA 91016 UPC 0093 9355
- Manufacturer
- California Ranch Food Company, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-Eat / Heat & Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 21,034
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 (20)
- 07223-1
- 07223-2
- 07523-1
- 07523-2
- 08123-1
- 08123-2
- 09323-1
- 09323-2
- 09423-1
- 09423-2
- 09523-1
- 09523-2
- 09623-1
- 09623-2
- 11423-1
- 11423-2
- 11523-1
- 11523-2
- 11723-1
- 11723-2
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