Trader Joe's nut recall: Select lots of cashews recalled for potential salmonella risk
Amaris Encinas
It's not a great day to be a nut lover, especially if you are a Trader Joe鈥檚 customer.
The grocery store chain it was recalling 鈥渟pecific鈥 production lots of 鈥50% Less Sodium Roasted & Salted Whole Cashews鈥 over salmonella concerns Sunday.听
The recalled product was sold at Trader Joe鈥檚 retail locations across the country, impacting cashew lovers across 16 states.
The Food & Drug Administration found, during routine testing, that one of the recalled lots tested positive for the presence of salmonella.听 Consumers have yet to report illness as a result of product consumption.听
The recall notice comes days after John B. Sanfilippo & Son Incorporated, the manufacturer behind 鈥淕reat Value鈥 brand sold at Walmart stores, recalled a 鈥渓imited amount鈥 of Honey Roasted Cashews over undeclared allergens, 潘金莲传媒映画 reported.
Here鈥檚 what to know about the recall, including refund availability and product numbers.
Labels to read, numbers to look out for
One way to check whether your your bag of TJ cashews is part of the lots recalled is to check if the lot number and best by date match the list included below.听
The lot number is printed on the back panel of the plastic pouches.听
- T12139 - Feb. 21, 2025
- T12140 - Mar 1, 2025
- T12141 - Mar 8, 2025
- T12142 - Mar 10, 2025
You can also check to see if the product was manufactured in India or Vietnam, according to the FDA.听
No other lot numbers or products were affected by this recall.
鈥50% Less Sodium Roasted & Salted Whole Cashews鈥 were sold at Trader Joe鈥檚 locations in Ala., Ark., Ariz., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Kan., La., N.M., Nev., Okla., Ore., Tenn., Texas, Utah, Wash.听
Refunds available to customers who purchased recalled nuts
Consumers have been urged to dispose of any and all potentially contaminated nuts as soon possible, as they are not safe to eat.听
聽You can take your bag of 鈥50% Less Sodium Roasted & Salted Whole Cashews鈥 back to your local Trader Joe鈥檚 for a full refund.听
Anyone with questions about the recall can reach Wenders LLC, the manufacturing company that issued the recall via email at foodsafety@wendersllc.com.听
Salmonella is known to cause 鈥渟erious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems,鈥 according to the FDA.听
Healthy people who are infected with the organism may experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.