Who makes Trader Joe’s Genova Pesto?
CONFIRMED Bakkavor Foods USA
Charlotte, NC · recalling firm · as of May 24, 2023
Sold by Trader Joe’s under its own label.
The recall covered tubs labeled pesto on top and hummus on the side.
The record
Record Facts FDA · F-0894-2023
- Source
- FDA Enforcement Report
- Date
- May 24, 2023 (FDA report date)
- Filed by
- Bakkavor Foods USA Inc., Charlotte, NC
- Quantity
- 290cs/24/7 oz cups (FDA, May 24, 2023)
- Class
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated (when we checked)
- Reason
- The firm was notified that the product top label reads "Pesto" and the side label reads "Hummus". The Hummus ingredient panel does not include milk and walnuts which are ingredients of the Pesto in the container.
- Label text
- Top Label: TRADER JOE'S GENOVA PESTO NET WT. 7 OZ. (198g) Side Label: TRADER JOE'S HUMMUS DIP NET WT. 7 OZ (98g) CONTAINS: SESAME. DIST. & SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY: TRADER JOE'S, MONROVIA, CA 91016 UPC 0015 7353
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.
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