Labeling issue forces recall of Trader Joe’s product

An allergen left off bread-crumb label packages has forced a recall.

Fresh Creative Foods has pulled the product from shelves in multiple states including Ohio for undeclared allergens.Associated Press

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Fresh Creative Foods has recalled its Trader Joe’s Hot Honey Mustard Dressing because of a labeling error.

The dressing does not list allergens for peanuts, soy, sesame or wheat. The product, which comes in a 12-ounce bottle and has a use-by date of 05/27/2025, was distributed to select Trader Joe’s in Ohio as well as Arkansas, Colorado, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

Customers can return the product for a refund or discard the item.

More info

• Call Fresh Creative Foods at 888-223-2127 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday.

• For details on recalls and food-safety questions, call the USDA meat and poultry hotline, 888-674-6854 or chat via Ask USDA 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. Consumers can email questions to MPHotline@usda.gov. For those who need to report a problem with a meat, poultry or egg product, the electronic consumer-complaint monitoring system is online. Recalls are posted online.

Marc Bona

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