Food FDA Class I Terminated Pathogen contamination
Fresh Cantaloupe (Whole, Fresh), brand name Ayco, wrapped in food safe plastic bags packed in corrugated cardboard cartons; 6-12 melons per box; individual carton count per label. Keep refrigerated; store between 36 40¿F.
AYCO FARMS INC Published Apr 15, 2026
Risk level
Class IDangerous or defective — could cause serious health problems or death.
Severity score 90/100
What should you do?
- Check whether you have this product, using the lot codes, UPCs, and dates listed below.
- Do not eat, serve, or sell the affected product.
- Return it to the place of purchase for a refund, or throw it away in a sealed bag so people and animals can’t get to it.
- Contact AYCO FARMS INC or your place of purchase with questions, and see the source record below for full details.
Reason for recall
Potential Salmonella Contamination
Hazards
Salmonella · primary
Affected products (1)
Fresh Cantaloupe (Whole, Fresh), brand name Ayco, wrapped in food safe plastic bags packed in corrugated cardboard cartons; 6-12 melons per box; individual carton count per label. Keep refrigerated; store between 36 40¿F.
8,302 cartons
Lot codes: Numbers
Code info: Lot Numbers: GC26257, GC26270, GC26288, GC26289, GC26290, GC26294, GC26299, GC26301, GC26307, GC26308, GC26311, GC26312, GC26313, GC26318, GC26325, GC26326, GC26328, SCX2601, SCX2606, SCX2611, SCX2614, SCX2622, SCX2625, SCX2629, SCX2633, SGC2601, SGC2602, SGC2607
Affected areas
CaliforniaFloridaNew YorkPennsylvania
Timeline
- InitiatedMar 24, 2026
- PublishedApr 15, 2026
- TerminatedMay 1, 2026
- Recall number
- H-0668-2026
- Agency
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Country
- US
FDA records come from the openFDA food enforcement-report dataset — the agency's full weekly enforcement list. Most entries are not issued as consumer press releases, so they won't appear on fda.gov/recalls or in a web search. The source record link above resolves this exact recall by its number.