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Recall: Trader Joe's Multigrain Crackers Due to Metal Pieces

Treehouse Foods recalls specific lots of Trader Joe's Multigrain Crackers containing metal pieces. Check your UPC and lot codes for details.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1483-2023FoodTrader Joe's ›
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Recalling firmTreehouse Foods2021 Spring Rd Ste 600 · Oak Brook, IL 60523-1860
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Treehouse Foods is recalling Trader Joe's Multigrain Crackers with Sunflower and Flax Seeds because pieces of metal were found in the product. The recall affects 13,132 cases distributed to California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington. Consumers should check their pantry for the specific lot codes listed below. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/10557-recall-trader-joe-s-multigrain-crackers-due-to-metal-pieces.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/10557-recall-trader-joe-s-multigrain-crackers-due-to-metal-pieces · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1483-2023

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“Recall: Trader Joe's Multigrain Crackers Due to Metal Pieces.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/10557-recall-trader-joe-s-multigrain-crackers-due-to-metal-pieces. Based on FDA recall #F-1483-2023 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1483-2023%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on August 15, 2023, that Treehouse Foods voluntarily recalled Trader Joe's Multigrain Crackers with Sunflower and Flax Seeds due to metal pieces found in the product. The recall affects specific lots distributed in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington.

How to tell if you have it

  • Trader Joe's Multigrain Crackers with Sunflower and Flax Seeds
  • 10oz (283g) box
  • UPC 000000761567
  • Lot Code 1GF06053, Best If Used By 03 01 24
  • Lot Code 1GF06063, Best If Used By 03 02 24
  • Lot Code 1GF06073, Best If Used By 03 03 24
  • Lot Code 1GF06083, Best If Used By 03 04 24
  • Lot Code 1GF06093, Best If Used By 03 05 24

The hazard

The product contains pieces of metal. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Treehouse Foods has 10 other recalls on record since May 3, 2016. Other recent recalls by the brand include a chocolate pudding recall for swollen containers (April 30, 2025), a Duncan Hines Griddle Baked Goods recall for Listeria risk (Oct. 17, 2024), and a Gluten Free Waffles recall for peanut contamination (Oct. 18, 2023). Other recent recalls of similar products include Farm Rich Pizza Cheese Crunchers recalled for metal pieces (May 19, 2026), Grand Central Bakery Potato Sourdough Bread recalled for a metal pieces hazard (Aug. 12, 2026), and Straus Family Creamery Cookie Dough Ice Cream recalled for metal contamination risk (May 12, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Look for 10oz (283g) boxes with UPC 000000761567. Check the lot codes and Best If Used By dates: Lot Code 1GF06053 (Best If Used By 03 01 24), Lot Code 1GF06063 (Best If Used By 03 02 24), Lot Code 1GF06073 (Best If Used By 03 03 24), Lot Code 1GF06083 (Best If Used By 03 04 24), and Lot Code 1GF06093 (Best If Used By 03 05 24).

  • Brand
    Trader Joe's
  • Product
    Trader Joe's Multigrain Crackers with Sunflower and Flax Seeds, 10oz (283g) box, UPC 000000761567, 24 retail boxes per
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop consuming the product

    Do not eat the crackers if you have any of the recalled lot codes.

  2. Discard or return the item

    The recall record does not specify a refund or return process, so please discard the product or contact the retailer for assistance.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 7 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “CA CT FL IL PA TX WA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 12 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Aug 15, 202312. FDA classified it Class II: Aug 30, 202323. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Sep 6, 202334. FDA terminated the recall: Aug 19, 2024420232024
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-1483-2023 (August 15, 2023) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1483-2023 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 9, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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