Whole Foods Market Recalls 43 Products Over Salmonella Concerns
The FDA recall record, dated August 12, 2026, is listed as ongoing and identifies affected products by best-before and best-by dates ranging from August 7 to August 16, 2026.
3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 16, 2026, 2:26 p.m. ET
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Aug 16, 2026, 5:27 p.m. ET
Whole Foods Market Recalls 43 Products Over Salmonella Concerns
Whole Foods Market has recalled 43 products over concerns that they may be contaminated with salmonella, according to the FDA recall record. The record carries a report date of 2026-08-12 and lists the recall's status as ongoing.
The only identifier the record gives for the affected items is date coding: best-before and best-by dates ranging from August 7 to August 16, 2026. Whole Foods Market is named as the brand and as the recalling firm, and the FDA as the agency.
Beyond that, the record is thin, and the gaps bear directly on anyone trying to work out whether an affected product is in their kitchen. It carries no product description, so none of the 43 items is named or described. It carries no distribution information, so the states, stores and online channels the products reached are not specified on the record. It states no hazard classification — the ranking the agency uses to register how serious a hazard it considers a recalled product to pose — so the severity the FDA itself attaches to these products is not on the record.
The record also says nothing about illnesses. It carries no entry for injuries reported, which is not the same thing as a statement that no one has been made ill; on this record the question is simply unanswered.
It states no remedy either. There is no instruction on the record about whether to consume, discard or return the affected products, and no refund terms.
What the record does state plainly is the reason for the action: concerns that the 43 products may be contaminated with salmonella. The recall remains ongoing as of the 2026-08-12 report date, and the August 7 to August 16, 2026 date range is the only identifier attached to it.
Aug 16, 2026, 2:26 p.m. ETFirst report
Whole Foods Market Recalls 43 Products Over Salmonella Concerns
Whole Foods Market has recalled 43 products over concerns that they may be contaminated with salmonella. The recall was reported on August 12, 2026, and its status is ongoing.
The affected items are identified by best-before and best-by dates ranging from August 7 to August 16, 2026. The agency listed for the recall is the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Whole Foods Market is both the recalling firm and the brand name on the affected products.
What the recall record does not yet say
Several details that consumers would normally look for are not specified in the recall record as it currently stands:
- Which products are affected. No product description accompanies the count of 43 products.
- Where the products were sold. No distribution area or list of states is specified.
- Whether anyone has been sickened. The record does not state whether any illnesses have been reported in connection with the products.
- What consumers should do. No remedy — refund, replacement, return or disposal instruction — is specified.
- The hazard classification. Beyond the stated concern about possible salmonella contamination, no hazard designation is given.
Because the recall is ongoing, these details may be added or revised. Consumers holding Whole Foods Market products with best-before or best-by dates in the August 7 to August 16, 2026 range should watch for further notices from the company or the FDA.
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