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Melons

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Produce

Public Health Trace tracks Melons for recalls and outbreaks reported by CDC, FDA, and USDA. Safe-handling guidance for melons should come from an authoritative source such as FoodSafety.gov, not this page - Public Health Trace summarizes recall and outbreak records, it does not publish handling advice itself.

Food-to-recall linking is still in progress

This page prioritizes outbreak investigations, which are reliably linked to Melons. Recall records aren't yet reliably matched to specific foods, so the recall section further down may be incomplete even when Melons has real recalls on record.

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States involved

States affected by recalls and outbreaks

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States affected by recalls and outbreaks
State Mentions
Iowa 2
Minnesota 2
North Dakota 2
Wisconsin 2
Pennsylvania 1
Florida 1
California 1
New York 1

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Summary (Year to date)

  • 0 outbreaks have been reported year to date.
  • The highest complete period was Jan 2026 (0).
  • Sep 2026 is incomplete and not included in the figures above.
  • Complete data
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Associated diseases

Recall records linked to Melons Beta matching

FDA Recall United States Terminated 2026 recordClass I

AYCO FARMS INC

Product
Fresh Cantaloupe (Whole, Fresh), brand name Ayco, wrapped in…
Reason
Potential Salmonella Contamination
Published
April 15, 2026
Distribution
Distributed to PA, FL, CA, NY. No foreig…

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FDA Recall United States Terminated Historical recordClass I

FreshPoint Bix Produce Company, LLC

Product
FreshPoint Bix Produce Company, Whole Cantaloupe, Item 03143…
Reason
Potential Salmonella contamination.
Published
December 13, 2023
Distribution
Multiple states

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FDA Recall United States Terminated Historical recordClass I

Bix Produce Company LLC

Product
FreshPoint Bix Produce Company, Cantaloupe. Item # 03143.…
Reason
Cantaloupe may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Published
November 8, 2023
Distribution
Multiple states

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FDA Recall United States Terminated Historical recordClass I

Meijer Inc./Traffic Dept.

Product
FRESH FROM MEIJER MELONS & BERRIES WITH DIP, 22oz Clear plas…
Reason
potential risk of Salmonella
Published
November 18, 2020
Distribution
Meijer stores in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana…

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FDA Recall United States Terminated Historical recordClass I

Caito Foods LLC.

Product
Fresh cut watermelon, fresh cut honeydew melon, fresh cut ca…
Reason
Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella Carrau
Published
May 15, 2019
Distribution
see below.

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Appearing in past recalls does not mean melons is inherently unsafe - it means Public Health Trace found published recall or outbreak records mentioning it. For safe-handling guidance, see FoodSafety.gov. Read the full medical disclaimer.