Trader Joe's Organic French Baguette Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk
Trader Joe's recalls 24-pack of Organic French Baguette (Product Code 53835) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should discard frozen items immediately.
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FDA was notified by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency of that two lot codes of Trader Joe's Organic French Baguette may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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What happened, in plain English
Trader Joe's is recalling 24 packs of Organic French Baguette that may contain Listeria monocytogenes. This bacteria can cause serious illness, so affected products should be discarded immediately. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/19090-trader-joe-s-organic-french-baguette-recall-listeria-contamination-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/19090-trader-joe-s-organic-french-baguette-recall-listeria-contamination-risk · Updated October 7, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1539-2018
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“Trader Joe's Organic French Baguette Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 7, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/19090-trader-joe-s-organic-french-baguette-recall-listeria-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1539-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1539-2018%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause serious infections, especially in pregnant women, newborns, and people with weakened immune systems. Contaminated bread may lead to foodborne illness if eaten after thawing.
Who’s affected
Anyone who purchased Trader Joe's Organic French Baguette with Product Code 53835 from Canada. People with weakened immune systems are at higher risk for severe illness.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for Product Code 53835 on the packaging. The product is a 24-pack of 11.5 oz. Organic French Baguette (Brown and Serve) that must be kept frozen. Cases were sold with lot codes BDUMAY-7-18 and BDUMAY-8-18.
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Trader Joe's- Product
Trader Joe's Artisan Bread - Organic French Baguette; (Brown and Serve) Keep frozen; Product code 53835; 24 x 11.5 oz- Category
Food
What to do — step by step
Discard Frozen Products
Immediately throw away all 24 packs of Organic French Baguette with Product Code 53835 that were sold with lot codes BDUMAY-7-18 or BDUMAY-8-18.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 11 states and D.C..
FDA distribution: “Distribution Centers in CA and PA - retail locations in MA, NH, RI, ME, CT, NY, NJ, DC, PA, VA, MD.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 35 days after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- 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-1539-2018 (May 28, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1539-2018 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 7, 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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