Pacific Foods Trader Joe's Tomato Soup Recall: Potential Under Processing Risk
Pacific Foods of Oregon recalls Trader Joe's Organic Tomato & Roasted Red Pepper Soup due to potential under processing. Consumers should check for specific batch codes and contact the manufacturer for details.
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What happened, in plain English
Pacific Foods of Oregon is recalling Trader Joe's Organic Tomato & Roasted Red Pepper Soup because it may not have been processed long enough. This could lead to food safety issues, so affected consumers should stop using the product and contact the manufacturer. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/20374-pacific-foods-trader-joe-s-tomato-soup-recall-potential-under.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/20374-pacific-foods-trader-joe-s-tomato-soup-recall-potential-under · Updated October 7, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0031-2018
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“Pacific Foods Trader Joe's Tomato Soup Recall: Potential Under Processing Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 7, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/20374-pacific-foods-trader-joe-s-tomato-soup-recall-potential-under. Based on FDA recall #F-0031-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0031-2018%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The soup may not have been processed long enough, which could lead to food safety issues. However, the hazard is not severe enough to cause serious injury in normal use.
Who’s affected
Anyone who purchased Trader Joe's Organic Tomato & Roasted Red Pepper Soup with the specific SKU or batch codes listed. The risk is low as the hazard is potential under processing, not a direct safety threat.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the SKU 57879 label on the Tetra Pak container. Look for batch codes like PFO 17213-5 (Trader Joe's) or PFO 17213-14 (Canadian).
- Brand
Pacific Foods of Oregon- Product
SKU 57879, Trader Joe's Organic Tomato & Roasted Red Pepper Soup, packaged in a Tetra Pak aseptic container/carton- Category
Food
What to do — step by step
Check Product Label
Look for the SKU 57879 label on the Tetra Pak container and check the batch code.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in California, and outside the U.S.
FDA distribution: “distributed in CA and in Canada.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: California.
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-0031-2018 (October 11, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0031-2018 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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