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Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trader Joe's Announces Recall of Popular Item After 'Mistake'
Earlier this week Trader Joe's announced a rare recall of a popular item it "mistakenly" packed with an incorrect product. A quick look on Trader Joe's official website shows just three major recalls over the past three years, with two coming in the past three months. The company revealed a recall of its hot honey mustard dressing in late March before announcing another recall late last month. According to a statement from the company, packages of its sesame miso salad with salmon were mistakenly fill with parmesan cheese, leading to an undeclared allergen of milk. The company revealed 500 units of the product were mistakenly contaminated across 18 states. "Certain packages of Sesame Miso Salad with Salmon (SKU 77316) may contain an undeclared allergen (milk) because 500 units of the salad were mistakenly packaged with a sealed packet of parmesan cheese crumbles instead of a packet of crispy onions," the company said in a statement on April 28. Trade Joe's announced the affected codes were for use by April 28, 2025 and April 29, 2025, respectively and were sold in the following states: Alaska Iowa Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Missouri North Carolina New Hampshire New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Wisconsin The company offered a word of warning to customers: "If you have Sesame Miso Salad with Salmon with the codes and purchased in the states listed above, you may discard or return it to your neighborhood Trader Joe's store for a full refund." All recalls from Trader Joe's can be found here.
USA Today
10-04-2025
- Lifestyle
- USA Today
The Trader Joe's mini tote bag craze, explained
The Trader Joe's mini tote bag craze, explained Welcome to FTW Explains: A guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. You may have seen videos of tons of people lining up at Trader Joe's recently or running into the store to get mini tote bags and wondered what the heck is going on. That's OK! We're here to help. Trade Joe's is one of the best food stores around, with a wide variety of offerings, fun snacks, hand-drawn signs and great service. But we're here to talk about ... tote bags. That's right, there's a lot of attention right now on their mini tote bags and if you're very confused, we're here to break it down for you: What's up with these Trader Joe's mini tote bags? For whatever reason, people LOVE the mini canvas tote bags that Trader Joe's sells for a very affordable $2.99. Maybe the size and price is just right. Is there something special about this year's Trader Joe's mini totes? Yes. They released pastel colored bags for Easter. What's happening at Trader Joe's with these mini totes? We'll show you: Are people who are buying the Trader Joe's mini totes really reselling them for tons of money? Yes. It's like those pink Stanley cups. These mini totes are all over eBay and other sites for sale for hundreds or sometimes thousands of dollars. That's wild. Sure is.
