Food recall: Trader Joe's Southwest Salads, 9oz. Packaged in plastic clamshell with ranch dressing packaged in plastic sealed solo…
Class I FDA enforcement event 66697. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
World Class Distribution of Fontana, California is voluntarily recalling one specific lot of Trader Joe's Southwest Salad (SKU 56077) with Use by Date 11/2/13 due to undeclared soy.
Class I, in the words of FDA
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
World Class Distribution, Inc. started this food recall on 31 Oct 2013. The firm address in the FDA record is in Fontana, CA. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 66697 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 27 Nov 2013. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 1 Jul 2014.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
US States: CA, NV, NM, UT, and TX.
Recalling firm
World Class Distribution, Inc., Fontana, CA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0183-2014 | Trader Joe's Southwest Salads, 9oz. Packaged in plastic clamshell with ranch dressing packaged in plastic sealed solo cup. Product labeling reads in part:"TRADER JOE'S ***SOUTHWEST SALAD with Black Beans, Corn, Cotija Cheese and a tangy Ranch Dressing***NET WT. 9 OZ (255g)***DIST. & SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY: TRADER JOE'S… | 1861 units | Class I | Terminated | 27 Nov 2013 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2013
- 546
- Share of these events in Class I
- 37%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 3
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2021 | Trader Joe's Super Spinach Salad with Quinoa, carrots, cranberries, chickpeas, edamame, pumpkin seeds and a carrot ginge | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 9 May 2016 | Product labeled in part "Trader Joe's Kale & Edamame Salad with sweetened dried cranberries, grape tomatoes, almonds, sc | Food | Class I | 1 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-0183-2014The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 66697. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/66697/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
US States: CA, NV, NM, UT, and TX.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 66697?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
1861 units
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2013 have the same class?
- 37% of the 546 food events that started in 2013 are in Class I.