Trader Joe’s is recalling their house brand cashew nuts based on potential contamination with Salmonella.  Routine testing by the FDA showed the presence of the pathogen packed by Wenders LLC. of Dublin, CA.  The cashew nuts were imported from India and Vietnam and contamination was detected on routine import surveillance by the FDA.

This is yet another in a series of recalls associated with bacterial or foreign matter contamination.  This suggests that Trader Joe’s is exercising inadequate oversight of quality control among its suppliers. This will ultimately be to the detriment of the image of the company and its goodwill and may even result in tort litigation in the event of injury.