Another Trader Joe’s Recall

amyb · ‎04-05-2010

I love shopping at Trader Joe's and love a lot of their products but this is the 3 or 4th recall I've heard of this year. I realize they are happening elsewhere too...but making me skittish. One of them was "glass pieces" found in a great cold brew coffee I had in my pantry from them I'd only used a few times. Mine wasn't the dates they mentioned but I've not used it since anyway. Another was frozen fruit, which there's been other brands also with this.

And when I did a search of just TJ's recalls here on the boards many came up. Sigh. It's a jungle out there!

Anyway, just putting this here as an fyi..

Potential Foreign Material (Rocks) in Almond Windmill Cookies and Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies

LindaSal · ‎05-15-2014

This is upsetting. I love TJ's and have also been a bit concerned of all the recalls. What the heck is going on in these plants that produce the items? Is there no quality control?

I just don't get it, rocks in cookies???? Crazy.

Judaline · ‎03-10-2010

I read that their dark chocolate bars are high on the list of having heavy metals in them. There is a list and boy are they ever on it! Every one of their dark chocolate bars-and they have many.

Toots711 · ‎01-05-2020

Oh my! I have purchased the dark chocolate and almond cookies in the past and was hoping to buy more soon. Thank you @amyb for posting!!

Shelbelle · ‎03-09-2010

We buy their Pounder dark chocolate, we are fine with it.

Sunshine Kate · ‎03-10-2010

Their products come from a lot of third party manufacturers and made in China.

They may want to re-think selling practices.

Judaline · ‎03-10-2010

@Shelbelle wrote:
We buy their Pounder dark chocolate, we are fine with it.

Shel, lol. You can't taste it!!!!

millieshops · ‎03-09-2010

I'm coming close to giving up thinking I can buy safe products every place I shop. There's so little I want to buy that hasn't appeared on a danger list somewhere at some time.

I've most likely lived with risk forever. From sometime even before I went to kindergarten, I remember the ugly QUARANTINE signs posted on houses in which someone had been diagnosed with a highly contagious disease. We had them several times although I do not recall who was ill.

In the 1950's polio was the huge risk, and the beat has gone on and on. I try not to be stupid when I choose which risks I'm willing to take but for me, absolute safety is an illusion missing from my nostalgia.

PS-- Didn't mean to steal this thread. I shopped TJ's earlier today. I'd certainly like to think that what I brought home is okay.

mousiegirl · ‎03-09-2010

@Judaline wrote:
I read that their dark chocolate bars are high on the list of having heavy metals in them. There is a list and boy are they ever on it! Every one of their dark chocolate bars-and they have many.

@Judaline Yes, I just posted about this issue in most chocolate.

"A recent study found that 28 brands of dark chocolate contained high concentrations of cadmium and lead — heavy metals that can cause brain and nervous system damage and cancer if consumed in high levels."

"Two separate recent studies found high amounts of cadmium and lead—two toxic heavy metals—in big name dark and milk chocolate brands, but experts believe chocolate can still be safely consumed within moderation."