Trader Joe's Organic French Baguette Recalled for Listeria Risk
Trader Joe's is recalling specific lots of Organic French Baguettes due to potential 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 Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, and the source text does not report any illnesses or injuries, meeting the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Trader Joe's is voluntarily recalling specific lots of its Artisan Bread - Organic French Baguette. The recall was initiated after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency notified the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product is identified by product code 53835 and UPC 0053 8350. The specific lot codes subject to the recall are BF118127 and BF118128, with case codes 53835 LOT BDUMAY-7-18 and 53835 LOT BDUMAY-8-18. The product was manufactured by Groupe Premiere Moisson Inc. in Canada and distributed exclusively by Trader Joe's.
Approximately 666 cases of the product were distributed to retail locations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maine, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Washington D.C., Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific lot codes and discard the product or return it to the store of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Trader Joe's Artisan Bread - Organic French Baguette; (Brown and Serve) Keep frozen; Product code 53835; 24 x 11.5 oz. (326g) - 24 loaves per case. UPC 0053 8350 Product of Canada Manufactured by Groupe Premiere Moisson Inc., 189 Harwood, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec…
- Manufacturer
- Trader Joes Company
- Category
- Food — Baked Goods
- Hazard
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 (2)
- Code BF118127 and BF118128
- Cases codes : 53835 LOT BDUMAY-7-18 Cases codes : 53835 LOT BDUMAY-8-18
Distribution
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