Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published March 8, 2019

Trader Joe's Vegetable Melange Sauce: Butter Labeled But No Milk Declared

Trader Joe's recalls 16oz vegetable melange sauce with butter that doesn't list milk on label. This may cause confusion for lactose-intolerant consumers. No action needed per recall.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1391-2019Food Ardo ›

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Product label lists butter as an ingredient but does not declare milk.

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Recalling firmArdo N.V.Wezestraat 61 · Ardooie, Belgium

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Trader Joe's recalled vegetable melange sauce in 16-ounce plastic packages because the label lists butter but doesn't declare milk. This could affect people with lactose intolerance who need to know if the product contains milk. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/17664-trader-joe-s-vegetable-melange-sauce-butter-labeled-but-no.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/17664-trader-joe-s-vegetable-melange-sauce-butter-labeled-but-no · Updated October 5, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1391-2019

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“Trader Joe's Vegetable Melange Sauce: Butter Labeled But No Milk Declared.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/17664-trader-joe-s-vegetable-melange-sauce-butter-labeled-but-no. Based on FDA recall #F-1391-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1391-2019%22&limit=1).

Ardo N.V. voluntarily recalled Trader Joe's Vegetable Melange In Seasoned Butter Sauce because the label lists butter but fails to declare milk, according to the FDA. The Food and Drug Administration announced the recall on March 8, 2019.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Ardo
Product: Trader Joe's Vegetable Melange In Seasoned Butter Sauce Packed in 16 ounce plastic packages retail packaging
UPC: 00000000337038
Distribution: CA, CT, FL, IL and PA

The hazard

The product label lists butter as an ingredient but does not declare milk. The FDA classified the recall as Class II.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include SHEANDRO Vodka Tomato Sauce Recall: Missing Milk Label (2026-07-23), Prime Food Lava Bun Green Tea Flavor Recall: Missing Milk Label (2025-11-16), and Loard's Butterscot: Undeclared Milk in 32oz Ice Cream (2026-04-15).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for 16-ounce plastic packages with bar code 0033 7038. Lot codes with Best Before Dates include 178 220-229 and 1278 236 (BBD 08/2020), 178 302-303 (BBD 10/2020), and 179 014-029 (BBD 01/2021).

Brand
Ardo
Product
Trader Joe s Vegetable Melange In Seasoned Butter Sauce Packed in 16 ounce plastic packages retail packaging Bar code
Category
Food

FDA recall event · 2 products

All 2 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Distribution
CA, CT, FL, IL and PA

Recall number	Product, codes & lots	Quantity
F-1391-2019	Trader Joe s Vegetable Melange In Seasoned Butter Sauce Packed in 16 ounce plastic packages retail packaging Bar code: 0033 7038; Lot codes with Best Before Dates: 178 220, 178 221, 178 222, 178 228, 178 229, 1278 236 - BBD 08/2020 ; 178 302, 178 303 - BBD 10/2020 ; 179 014, 179 015, 179 028 ,179 029 - BBD 01/2021	Quantity shipped 2017 to present: 837 072 lbs
F-1392-2019	Trader Joe s Fire Roasted Vegetables With Balsamic Butter Sauce Packed in 16 ounce plastic packages retail packaging Bar code: 0077 5175; Bar code: 0077 5175 All lots all best before date codes	Quantity shipped 2017 to present : 518 452 lbs

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check Label
Look for the label that lists butter but does not declare milk.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 5 states.

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

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

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 5 months after the firm started it.

Mar 8, 2019Firm started the recall
May 22, 2019FDA classified it Class II
May 29, 2019Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Aug 14, 2019FDA terminated the recall

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

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Where this comes from

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Official source: FDA Recall #F-1391-2019 (March 8, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1391-2019 to see it in context.
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