Ayco Farms Inc food recall: Fresh Cantaloupe
Key facts
- Agency
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Program
- Food
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Event ID
- 98661
- Recall initiated
- Mar 24, 2026
- Classified by FDA
- Apr 20, 2026
- Posted in Enforcement Report
- Apr 15, 2026
- Terminated
- May 1, 2026
- Recalling firm
- AYCO FARMS INC
- Firm location
- Pompano Beach, FL, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Firm notified customers by
- Letter
- Products in this event
- 1
What to do
Compare the product name, size, UPC, lot codes and dates below with the product you have. If it matches, do not eat it. Follow the firm's instructions to return it or throw it away.
Reason for recall
Potential Salmonella Contamination
What the classification means
- Class I: FDA's most serious category: there is a reasonable probability that using or being exposed to the product will cause serious health problems or death.
About this recall
The firm started this recall on Mar 24, 2026. FDA classified it 27 days later, on Apr 20, 2026. Distribution reported by FDA: Distributed to PA, FL, CA, NY. No foreign distribution and none to government agencies.
Recalled products (1)
H-0668-2026 Class I Terminated
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.
Codes / lots: 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
Quantity: 8,302 cartons
Source and freshness
- Source
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement Report, via the openFDA food enforcement dataset
- Official notice
- FDA Enforcement Report, event 98661
- Raw record
- openFDA API (JSON)
- Dataset last updated by FDA
- Nov 3, 2026
- Imported by RecallRadar
- Nov 4, 2026
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