Caito Foods Service, Inc. Recall: Products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

🇺🇸 United States

1. June 8, 2018 - Recall initiated
2. July 11, 2018 - Reported by source
3. October 18, 2018 - Recall terminated

Official source record

Agency

FDA

Dataset

FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)

Recall number

F-1623-2018

Event ID

80274

Status

Terminated

Classification

Class I

Company

Caito Foods Service, Inc.

Product description

WATERMELON CHUNKS 6/9.5Z, 9.5 oz., UPC: 81851301386; WATERMELON SPEAR 6/16Z, 16 oz., UPC: 81851301591; WATERMELON SPEAR 4/28Z, 28 oz.; UPC: 81851301607; WATERMELON CHUNKS 1/5LB, 80 oz., UPC: 81851302147; WATERMELON TRAY 1/5LB, 80 oz., UPC: 81851302239; WATERMELON CHUNK 4/18Z, 18 oz., UPC: 826766260317, Clear Generic Label Distributed by Caito Foods; WATERMELON CHUNKS 4/5Z, 5 oz., UPC: 826766009800; WATERMELON CHUNK 4/10Z, 10 oz., UPC: 826766260041, distributed at Gordon Food Service, Clear Generic Label Distributed by Caito Foods WATERMELON QUARTER 6/36Z, 36 oz., UPC: 826766139903; WATERMELON SLICE 1/55Z, 55 oz., UPC: 826766139941; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/5LB, 80 oz.; UPC: 826766896011; WATERMELON SPEAR 1/16Z, 16 oz., UPC: 826766139620; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/10Z, 10 oz., UPC: 826766139859; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/24Z, 24 oz., UPC: 826766140084; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/48Z, 48 oz., UPC: 826766140145; WATERMELON SPEAR 1/4LB, 64 oz., UPC: 826766181704, Distributed at Kroger with Clear Generic Label Distributed by Renaissance Food Group WATERMELON SPEAR 4/28Z, 28 oz., UPC: 884853630672; WATERMELON CHUNKS 6/9.5Z, 9.5 oz., UPC: 884853630948; WATERMELON SPEAR 6/16Z, 16 oz., UPC: 884853631068 Distributed at SpartanNash Distribution with Open Acres labeling; WATERMELON CHUNK 6/18Z, 18 oz., UPC: 646670522406; WATERMELON CHUNK 6/9.5Z, 9.5 oz., UPC: 646670522444; WATERMELON SPEAR 6/16Z 16 oz., UPC: 826766893850; Sproutsouts Farmers Market; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/5Z, 5 oz., UPC: 49022519138; WATERMELON SPEAR 1/16Z, 16 oz., UPC: 49022588219; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/9.5Z 9.5 oz., UPC: 49022804586; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/18Z, 18 oz., UPC: 49022923331; Distributed at Walgreens with Delish labeling WATERMELON CHUNK 2/42Z, 40 oz., UPC: 681131180658; WATERMELON SPEAR 4/16Z, 16 oz., UPC: 681131180665; WATERMELON SPEAR 4/10Z 10 oz., UPC: 681131180672; WATERMELON SPEAR 2/32Z, 32 oz., UPC: 681131180689; WATERMELON QUARTERS 4/44Z, 47 oz., UPC: 681131221719, Distributed at Walmart with Freshness Guaranteed labeling Watermelon Chunks, 9.5 oz., UPC: 826766810956; Watermelon Spears, 16 oz., UPC: 826766810970, Distributed by Whole Foods/Amazon with Whole Foods Market labeling

Quantity

3,160,647.91 lbs. Total

Reason

Products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

Recall initiation date

June 8, 2018

Report date

July 11, 2018

Classification date

Not published in this source record

Termination date

October 18, 2018

Distribution pattern

Domestic: AL, CA, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, OH, PA, SD, TN, VA, WI, WV

UPC, lot, and code information

UPC 81851301386; All products Best By or Use By: 4/27/18 to 6/16/18 Brands Distributed: Caito Foods LLC, Renaissance Food Group, Open Acres, Sproutsouts Farmers Market, Delish, Freshness Guaranteed, and Whole Foods Market WATERMELON CHUNKS 6/9.5Z, 9.5 oz., UPC: 81851301386; WATERMELON SPEAR 6/16Z, 16 oz., UPC: 81851301591; WATERMELON SPEAR 4/28Z, 28 oz.; UPC: 81851301607; WATERMELON CHUNKS 1/5LB, 80 oz., UPC: 81851302147; WATERMELON TRAY 1/5LB, 80 oz., UPC: 81851302239; WATERMELON CHUNK 4/18Z, 18 oz., UPC: 826766260317, Clear Generic Label Distributed by Caito Foods; WATERMELON CHUNKS 4/5Z, 5 oz., UPC: 826766009800; WATERMELON CHUNK 4/10Z, 10 oz., UPC: 826766260041, distributed at Gordon Food Service, Clear Generic Label Distributed by Caito Foods WATERMELON QUARTER 6/36Z, 36 oz., UPC: 826766139903; WATERMELON SLICE 1/55Z, 55 oz., UPC: 826766139941; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/5LB, 80 oz.; UPC: 826766896011; WATERMELON SPEAR 1/16Z, 16 oz., UPC: 826766139620; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/10Z, 10 oz., UPC: 826766139859; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/24Z, 24 oz., UPC: 826766140084; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/48Z, 48 oz., UPC: 826766140145; WATERMELON SPEAR 1/4LB, 64 oz., UPC: 826766181704, Distributed at Kroger with Clear Generic Label Distributed by Renaissance Food Group WATERMELON SPEAR 4/28Z, 28 oz., UPC: 884853630672; WATERMELON CHUNKS 6/9.5Z, 9.5 oz., UPC: 884853630948; WATERMELON SPEAR 6/16Z, 16 oz., UPC: 884853631068 Distributed at SpartanNash Distribution with Open Acres labeling; WATERMELON CHUNK 6/18Z, 18 oz., UPC: 646670522406; WATERMELON CHUNK 6/9.5Z, 9.5 oz., UPC: 646670522444; WATERMELON SPEAR 6/16Z 16 oz., UPC: 826766893850; Sproutsouts Farmers Market; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/5Z, 5 oz., UPC: 49022519138; WATERMELON SPEAR 1/16Z, 16 oz., UPC: 49022588219; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/9.5Z 9.5 oz., UPC: 49022804586; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/18Z, 18 oz., UPC: 49022923331; Distributed at Walgreens with Delish labeling WATERMELON CHUNK 2/42Z, 40 oz., UPC: 681131180658; WATERMELON SPEAR 4/16Z, 16 oz., UPC: 681131180665; WATERMELON SPEAR 4/10Z 10 oz., UPC: 681131180672; WATERMELON SPEAR 2/32Z, 32 oz., UPC: 681131180689; WATERMELON QUARTERS 4/44Z, 47 oz., UPC: 681131221719, Distributed at Walmart with Freshness Guaranteed labeling Watermelon Chunks, 9.5 oz., UPC: 826766810956; Watermelon Spears, 16 oz., UPC: 826766810970, Distributed by Whole Foods/Amazon with Whole Foods Market labeling

Voluntary or mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification method

Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit

Source last updated

Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below

Public Health Trace retrieval date

July 18, 2026 ET

Other products recalled under this same event

This recall shares FDA event ID 80274 with 10 other product entries in Public Health Trace.

Responsible company: Caito Foods Service, Inc.

Other recalls from Caito Foods Service, Inc.

A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.

Distributed No data published

Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.

Distribution map

State	Distributed
Alabama	1
California	1
Florida	1
Georgia	1
Iowa	1
Idaho	1
Illinois	1
Indiana	1
Kansas	1
Kentucky	1
Michigan	1
Minnesota	1
Missouri	1
North Carolina	1
North Dakota	1
Nebraska	1
Ohio	1
Pennsylvania	1
South Dakota	1
Tennessee	1
Virginia	1
Wisconsin	1
West Virginia	1

States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.

Where this information comes from

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No separate FDA public notice was found for this enforcement record. The information below comes from FDA's Recall Enterprise System through openFDA.

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Technical source data

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Retrieved by Public Health Trace: July 18, 2026 ET

Frequently asked questions

What does a Class I mean?

A situation in which there is a reasonable probability that use of or exposure to a product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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