Whole Foods shoppers in Michigan should not eat select guacamole or other prepared foods if the item matches the official recall identifiers and dates. Whole Foods Market recalled products containing jalapeños supplied by Coast Citrus Distributors because of possible Salmonella contamination. The products were sold online and in stores in Michigan and 11 other states, with Best Before or Best By dates reported from Aug. 7 through Aug. 16, 2026. The available notices do not provide a refund deadline.
The safest way to determine whether a container is affected is to compare the label with the official FDA or Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development notice. Do not decide based only on flavor, appearance, ingredients or the store where the item was purchased.
What was recalled and where it was sold
The FDA notice identifies a Whole Foods recall covering select products from the Produce and Prepared Foods departments, including dips, salsa, guacamole and pico de gallo. The reason listed is potential Salmonella contamination associated with jalapeños sourced from Coast Citrus Distributors.
The Michigan agriculture notice says the recalled products were sold online and in the Produce and Prepared Foods departments in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky and Ohio. The notice lists Best Before or Best By dates from 8/7/2026 through 8/16/2026.
A USA Today Network report identified Whole Foods Mild Guacamole Dip as part of the recall and described clear plastic containers with finished-product labels. That report listed several PLU codes, including products associated with a Dip Trio. Because the supplied FDA excerpt does not reproduce the full guacamole-specific product table, shoppers should verify every code, date and package description against the complete official notice rather than relying on a partial list.
Why the recall carries a serious health warning
Salmonella is a bacterium that can cause illness. The FDA says infections may include fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. It also warns that serious and sometimes fatal infections are more likely in young children, older or frail people and people with weakened immune systems.
The recall is connected to an ongoing multistate investigation involving fresh jalapeños supplied by Coast Citrus Distributors. The FDA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified a grower in Sinaloa, Mexico, as a potential source under investigation. That is different from proving that every jalapeño or every Whole Foods product is contaminated; the official action applies only to the products and identifiers in the recall notice.
The FDA notice says no illnesses had been reported to date in connection with the recalled Whole Foods products. That statement does not make a matching product safe to eat. It describes the status reported in the notice at the time it was issued.
What Michigan consumers should do
- Stop and check the label. Compare the product name, package description, Best Before or Best By date and any applicable PLU or other identifier with the complete FDA or Whole Foods recall notice.
- Do not eat a matching product. The available Whole Foods instructions say consumers with recalled products should throw them away.
- Contact Whole Foods about a refund. Whole Foods previously advised customers to contact the company for a refund. The supplied evidence does not state a deadline or specify whether a receipt is required, so confirm the current process with the company.
- Do not use an ingredient-only test. A product that does not visibly contain jalapeño cannot automatically be ruled in or out. The recall applies according to the official product list and identifiers.
Consumers who purchased a product online should also check the order record and compare it with the recall notice. Store location alone is not enough to establish that an item is affected, although Michigan is among the listed sale states.
Timeline and the unresolved verification point
Whole Foods announced the recall on Aug. 12, 2026, according to the FDA notice. The Michigan notice describes the same potential-contamination action and the affected date range. A USA Today Network report says the FDA classified the recall as Class I on Aug. 20, 2026, meaning the agency determined there was a reasonable probability that use of the recalled products could cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The key turning point was the identification of the jalapeño supply connection. Whole Foods expanded the action beyond a single guacamole item to include other prepared foods containing the potentially affected peppers. That makes the complete official product list more important than a broad search for one flavor or one store.
The available evidence does not establish that every Whole Foods guacamole container in Michigan is recalled, nor does it provide a universal refund deadline. The conclusion changes only when the official notices add or remove identifiers, dates, products or sale locations. Until then, shoppers should use the exact label information in the current FDA, Whole Foods Market or Michigan agriculture notice.
The useful decision is not whether a Whole Foods guacamole container looks normal; it is whether the label matches the official recall notice. FDA and Michigan agriculture notices support the potential Salmonella hazard, the 12-state sale area and the Aug. 7-16, 2026 date range. A separate USA Today Network report supplies additional detail about Mild Guacamole Dip and PLU codes, but the supplied FDA excerpt does not show the complete product table. Consumers should therefore verify the full identifier list, avoid any matching product and confirm current refund instructions with Whole Foods. No refund deadline is established in the evidence provided.
Sources and methodology
- Whole Foods guacamole sold in Michigan recalled. Why it may sicken you - https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/michigan/2026/08/29/whole-foods-michigan-guacamole-recall-fda-highest-risk-level-salmonella/91526016007
- Whole Foods Market Announces a Recall of Select Salsas ... - https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/whole-foods-market-announces-recall-select-salsas-guacamole-pico-de-gallo-and-prepared-foods
- Salsa, Guacamole, Pico de Gallo, Prepared Foods - GovDelivery - https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MIDARD/bulletins/424c448
- Product Recalls - https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/legal/product-recalls
