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Simmering Soups Inc.
FDA recall F-2117-2012 · Class I · reported 2012-09-12 · Terminated
- Product
- Trader Joe's, Balela (A savory Middle Eastern salad with chickpeas, black beans and tomatoes). 8 ounces (227g). in clear rigid plastic containers with snap on lids.
- Reason
- Products contain an ingredient (onions) that were found to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
- Quantity
- 204/8oz. containers
- Distribution
- FL, GA, NC, SC, TN and VA.
- Firm location
- RI, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Recall started
- 2012-07-26
- Terminated
- 2013-09-12
- Code info
- SKU #068306, UPC #00683067
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Food Enforcement database (openFDA Food Enforcement, imported 2026-09). The FDA does not validate openFDA data for completeness or accuracy. This is a record of an enforcement action, not safety advice.