Trader Joe's Fully Cooked Falafel Heat & Eat NET WT. 12 OZ (340g) Distributed and Sold Exclusively By: Trader

Recall map → All recalls → F-1402-2023

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 California Ranch Food Company, Inc. · reported 2023-08-23

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Foreign object; rocks.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2023-07-28
Reported by the agency: 2023-08-23
Closed out (terminated): 2025-03-20
Recalling firm: California Ranch Food Company, Inc.
Vernon, CA
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): U.S. distribution to the following: CT, TX, IL No foreign distribution.
States we parsed from that text: CT IL TX
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: uncategorised
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-1402-2023

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