Food recall

AYCO FARMS INC recall: Fresh Cantaloupe (Whole, Fresh), brand name Ayco, wrapped in food safe plastic bags packed in corrugated cardboard...

AYCO FARMS INC, of Pompano Beach, FL, recalled Fresh Cantaloupe (Whole, Fresh), brand name Ayco, wrapped in food safe plastic bags packed in corrugated cardboard.... The FDA's reason: “Potential Salmonella Contamination.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 24, 2026, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 15, 2026. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Salmonella

Status

Terminated

Closed May 1, 2026

The recall

Company
AYCO FARMS INC (Pompano Beach, FL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Potential Salmonella Contamination”
Where it was sold
Distributed to PA, FL, CA, NY. No foreign distribution and none to government agencies.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
98661

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • H-0668-2026 Class I

    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 40F.

    Codes: 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

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of April 15, 2026.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.