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Trader Joe’s second rocks-in-the-food recall of the week pulls falafel from 35 states

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The Trader Joe’s not-food-in-your-food recalls of 2022 and 2023

The grocery store chain keeps finding out about substances in their foods you’d usually find on the side of the road.


The third not-food-in-your-food recall of July involving Trader Joe’s — and the second one of the week involving rocks in food — yanks falafel in 35 states and Washington, D.C.

The supplier of Trader Joe’s Fully-Cooked Falafel told the grocery chain that the falafel might contain rocks, Trader Joe’s announced Friday. Falafel joins cookies and Unexpected Broccoli Cheddar Soup on the list of Trader Joe’s products recalled for possible contamination.

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The falafel went to Florida, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampsire, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C.

Customers with questions may contact Trader Joe’s by emailing the company through the website or by calling 626-599-3817, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Eastern time.

This story was originally published July 30, 2023 at 5:55 AM with the headline "Trader Joe’s second rocks-in-the-food recall of the week pulls falafel from 35 states."

David J. Neal
Miami Herald
Since 1989, David J. Neal’s domain at the Miami Herald has expanded to include writing about Panthers (NHL and FIU), Dolphins, old school animation, food safety, fraud, naughty lawyers, bad doctors and all manner of breaking news. He drinks coladas whole. He does not work Indianapolis 500 Race Day.
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The Trader Joe’s not-food-in-your-food recalls of 2022 and 2023

The grocery store chain keeps finding out about substances in their foods you’d usually find on the side of the road.