Heritage International Recalls Trader Joe’s Raw Cashew Pieces Over Salmonella

The voluntary recall was initiated by Heritage International (USA) Inc., after routine testing by an FDA contract laboratory revealed the presence of Salmonella in one lot of Raw Cashew Pieces.

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The recalled cashew pieces are packaged in 16-ounce, clear, non-resealable plastic bags with a barcode number of 00505154 and with the following lot code, “BEST BEFORE 07.17.2016TF4.” The “BEST BEFORE” information can be found on the back of the package above the barcode.
The recalled cashew pieces are packaged in 16-ounce, clear, non-resealable plastic bags with a barcode number of 00505154 and with the following lot code, “BEST BEFORE 07.17.2016TF4.” The “BEST BEFORE” information can be found on the back of the package above the barcode.

Heritage International (USA) Inc. of Compton, Calif., is voluntarily recalling one lot of Trader Joe’s Raw Cashew Pieces with the following code: “BEST BEFORE 07.17.2016TF4” because of potential contamination with Salmonella, according to Food Safety News.

The recall involves only one production lot. The recalled cashew pieces are packaged in 16-ounce, clear, non-resealable plastic bags with a barcode number of 00505154 and with the following lot code, “BEST BEFORE 07.17.2016TF4.” The “BEST BEFORE” information can be found on the back of the package above the barcode.

Heritage International distributed the cashews to Trader Joe’s stores in Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington D.C. and Wisconsin.

No illnesses had been reported in relation to the recalled cashews as of the Jan. 15 recall notice on the Food and Drug Administration’s website.

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