Who Really Makes It

Who makes Trader Joe’s Hatch Valley Salsa?

CONFIRMED
Desert Premium Group

Albuquerque, NM · recalling firm · as of Oct 28, 2020

Sold by Trader Joe’s under its own label.

The record

Record Facts FDA · F-0029-2021
Source
FDA Enforcement Report
Date
Oct 28, 2020 (FDA report date)
Filed by
Desert Premium Group, LLC, Albuquerque, NM
Quantity
680 cases / 8160 12 oz. jars (FDA, Oct 28, 2020)
Class
Class II
Status
Terminated (when we checked)
Reason
One batch of salsa had a recorded equilibrium pH of 6.65.
Label text
Trader Joe's Hatch Valley Salsa, 12 oz. jars packed into trays of 12 and shrink-wrapped, UPC: 0053 6806, Dist. & Sold Exclusively By: Trader Joe's, Monrovia, CA 91016
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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.

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UNCONFIRMEDWe could not find proof of who makes it. We don't guess.

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