Who Really Makes It

Who makes Trader Joe’s Solid White Albacore Tuna (no salt added)?

CONFIRMED
Chicken of the Sea (Thai Union)

El Segundo, CA · recalling firm · as of Mar 19, 2025

Sold by Trader Joe’s under its own label.

Kirkland Signature albacore tuna has a different maker on record: Bumble Bee Foods.

The record

Record Facts FDA · F-0612-2025
Source
FDA Enforcement Report
Date
Mar 19, 2025 (FDA report date)
Filed by
Chicken of the Sea; Thai Union, El Segundo, CA
Quantity
14,147 cases total (FDA, Mar 19, 2025)
Class
Class II
Status
Ongoing (when we checked)
Reason
Product's easy-pull lid was not secured properly and may cause the product to become adulterated with the hazard clostridium botulinum.
Label text
Trader Joe's branded Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water, no salt added; NET WT. 5 OZ (142g) DR WT. 4 OZ (113g); Dist & Sold Exclusively By: Trader Joe's, Monrovia, CA 91816; UPC# 0099 2848
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Date checked: 2026-10-31. A record shows who made or recalled the product at that time. It does not prove who makes it today, and we never say a store-brand item is “the same” as a name brand unless a record says so.

More from Chicken of the Sea (Thai Union).

What the stamps mean

CONFIRMEDA government record (an FDA, NHTSA or CPSC recall, a court docket or a public company filing) names the company, linked below.
LIKELYA company statement or solid published reporting names the company, but we found no official record.
UNCONFIRMEDWe could not find proof of who makes it. We don't guess.

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