Who Really Makes It

Who makes Trader Joe’s Trader Potato Tots?

CONFIRMED
J.R. Simplot Company

Moses Lake, WA · recalling firm · as of Oct 21, 2020

Sold by Trader Joe’s under its own label.

The record

Record Facts FDA · F-0014-2021
Source
FDA Enforcement Report
Date
Oct 21, 2020 (FDA report date)
Filed by
J .R. Simplot Company, Moses Lake, WA
Quantity
3,696 cases (18/2 lbs. bags per case) (FDA, Oct 21, 2020)
Class
Class II
Status
Terminated (when we checked)
Reason
Product was recalled due to small pieces of plastic or rubber material.
Label text
… case. The retail label is read in parts: "***SKU# 94904 *** TRADER JOE'S TRADER JOE POTATO TOTS ***KEEP FROZEN *** DIST. & SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY: TRADER JOE'S MONROVIA, CA***".
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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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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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