Trader Joe's Raw Walnuts Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination
Trader Joe's is recalling specific lots of raw California walnuts due to potential Salmonella contamination. Consumers should check their packages for the listed UPCs and lot numbers.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, and the source text explicitly states that Salmonella can cause 'serious and sometimes fatal infections,' meeting the criteria for a Critical severity score.
Plain-English summary
Trader Joe's Company is recalling specific 16-ounce packages of raw California walnuts and organic raw walnuts. The recall covers five product varieties, including Raw California Walnut Pieces, Halves & Pieces, Baking Pieces, Premium Walnut Halves, and Organic Raw Walnut Halves & Pieces. The products are packaged in clear bags with UPC codes printed on the back, and best-by dates and lot numbers are located on the back of the packages for the California Walnut products and on the front for the Organic products.
The recall is being conducted because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The FDA notes that Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. In healthy persons, infection often results in fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.
The affected products were distributed nationwide to specific states, including California, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Texas, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Kentucky, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Tennessee, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Florida. There was no foreign distribution. Consumers should check their packages for the specific UPC codes and lot numbers listed in the recall notice and dispose of the products if they match.
The recalled product
- Product
- Trader Joe's Nuts Raw California Walnut Pieces NET WT. 16oz. (1 LB) 454g UPC 00373685 Trader Joe's Nuts Raw California Walnut Halves & Pieces NET WT. 16 OZ (1 LB) 454g UPC 00943338 Trader Joe's Nuts Raw California Walnut Baking Pieces NET WT. 16 OZ (1 LB) 454g UPC…
- Manufacturer
- Trader Joes Company
- Category
- Food — Nuts
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 (13)
- GU4349
- GU4344
- GU4351
- OCT 16 2015
- OCT 17 2015
- OCT 20 2015
- OCT 21 2015
- NOV 17 2015
- NOV 18 2015
- NOV 19 2015
- NOV 20 2015
- NOV 28 2015
- DEC 01 2015
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