Overview
- The FDA reclassified the Ayco Farms recall to Class I on Monday, a label used when eating the product could cause serious harm.
- Officials say 8,302 cartons of Ayco-branded whole cantaloupes were involved, shipped to retailers in California, Florida, New York and Pennsylvania.
- Ayco states the recall was a precautionary step it initiated on March 24 and that it applied to fruit distributed from December 12, 2025, to January 16, 2026.
- Consumers are urged to throw away cantaloupes matching the listed lot numbers and to disinfect any surfaces the fruit touched, with no illnesses reported so far.
- The fruit came in corrugated cartons holding six to 12 melons, each wrapped in a food-safe bag, and the FDA notice lists multiple specific lot codes for identification.