Reported Sep 12, 2012 · Terminated

Trader Joe's, Balela (A savory Middle Eastern salad with chickpeas, black beans and tomatoes). 8 ounces (227g). in…

Simmering Soups Inc.

High riskUsing this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Simmering Soups Inc. · 1800 Mendon Rd · Cumberland, RI · 02864-4300

Is this the product you have?

  • Trader Joe's, Balela (A savory Middle Eastern salad with chickpeas, black beans and tomatoes). 8 ounces (227g). in clear rigid plastic containers with snap on lids.
Lot codes and dates
    • SKU #068306
    • UPC #00683067
Amount recalled
204/8oz. containers

This recall covers 2 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other one is below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

Products contain an ingredient (onions) that were found to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Using this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA food enforcement) notice

Notice updated Sep 12, 2013 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:19 PM UTC

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