Trader Joe’s initiates recall for falafel due to potential rock contamination

Trader Joe’s falafel recall overview: 

• Who: Trader Joe’s recalled falafel sold in 34 states.
• Why: The falafel may contain rocks.
• Where: The Trader Joe’s falafel recall is active in the United States.
• What are my options: Try falafel from Thrive Market as an alternative to Trader Joe’s.

In its second recall in one week over the presence of rocks in food products, Trader Joe’s recalled falafel sold in 34 states.

The Trader Joe’s website published the recall July 28. It applies to Trader Joe’s Fully Cooked Falafel (SKU No. 93935). 

The falafel product may contain rocks, the supermarket chain says. 

The affected product was sold at Trader Joe’s in Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington DC and Wisconsin.

“All potentially affected product has been removed from sale and destroyed,” the Trader Joe’s recall states. “If you purchased or received any donations of Fully Cooked Falafel, please do not eat them. We urge you to discard the product or return it to any Trader Joe’s for a full refund.”

The company is not facing legal action over the recall, but Top Class Actions follows recalls closely as they sometimes end in class action lawsuits.

Second Trader Joe’s recall involving rocks within a week

Just one week earlier, on July 21, Trader Joe’s announced it recalled certain batches of its almond cookies as they, too, may contain rocks. 

That recall applies to Trader Joe’s Almond Windmill Cookies (SKU No. 98744) with sell-by dates of Oct. 19, 2023, through Dec. 21, 2023, and Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies (SKU No. 82752) with sell-by dates of Oct. 17, 2023, through Oct. 21, 2023.

In a separate recall this week, Trader Joe’s recalled batches of its Unexpected Broccoli Cheddar Soup as it may contain insects. 

Are you affected by any of these Trader Joe’s recalls? Let us know in the comments. 

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