Panorama Produce recalls mangoes sold at Walmart over Salmonella

Panorama Produce is recalling 302 boxes of mangoes sold at Walmart stores in four states because the fruit may be contaminated with Salmonella, and no illnesses have been linked to the product to date.

The recall was prompted by U.S. Food and Drug Administration sampling that found Salmonella in mangoes grown on the same farm that supplied the recalled fruit, the agency said in a notice published Aug. 29, a day after Panorama Produce announced the recall. The mangoes that tested positive were never distributed into U.S. commerce, and it was their shared origin with the boxes on Walmart shelves that led the company to act.

The recalled fruit was distributed from Aug. 10 through Aug. 21 to select Walmart stores in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, according to the notice. Panorama Produce, a New York-based produce importer, initiated the recall as a precaution because the recalled mangoes and the sampled fruit came from the same source.

How to identify the fruit

The affected mangoes are size 9 and are packaged in a case branded Martina. Individual mangoes can be identified by a light blue sticker bearing the label Agrofepac and the words Produce of Mexico, along with the PLU number 4584 and the UPC 07503061948050. Consumers are told to use those identifiers rather than the fruit's appearance to determine whether a mango is included.

Consumers who have the recalled mangoes should dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase, according to the FDA notice. Contaminated food does not usually look or taste spoiled. The company and the agency advise shoppers to compare the printed product identifiers against the recall description before eating fruit bought at Walmart between Aug. 10 and Aug. 21, 2026.

Panorama Produce can be reached with questions about the recall by email at information@panoramaproduce.com, and the company answers on Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time. Consumers who are unsure are told to verify the PLU and UPC to determine whether their fruit is part of the recall.

Anyone who believes they became ill after eating the mangoes should contact a healthcare provider, the FDA said. Anyone who has eaten the fruit and developed symptoms of a Salmonella infection is urged to seek medical attention.

Why the recall began

FDA sampling turned up Salmonella in mangoes grown on the farm that also supplied the recalled boxes, though the tested fruit never reached American stores, the FDA said. Because the recalled mangoes and those samples came from the same grower, Panorama Produce pulled the 302 boxes as a precaution rather than in response to any contamination confirmed in the fruit sold at Walmart.

Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems, according to the FDA recall notice. Anyone can become infected. Otherwise-healthy adults who do are usually sick for four to seven days before recovering, though the illness can be far more dangerous for people whose immune systems are already compromised.

Symptoms of a Salmonella infection can include diarrhea, abdominal cramps and fever, and they typically appear within 6 hours to 6 days of eating contaminated food, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some patients also experience nausea, vomiting or abdominal pain, and the diarrhea can contain blood, according to the FDA recall notice.

Recognizing the symptoms

Salmonella symptoms can mimic those of other illnesses. Diagnosing salmonellosis requires special laboratory tests, so a doctor generally needs to know about a possible exposure to look for it.

Food contaminated with Salmonella bacteria does not usually look, smell, or taste spoiled.

In some cases the diarrhea is severe enough that patients require hospitalization. Older adults, children, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems, such as cancer patients, are the most likely to develop severe and sometimes life-threatening illness.

Some people are infected without ever feeling sick or showing symptoms, and they can still pass the infection to others.

Anyone can become sick from a Salmonella infection. Infants, children, seniors and people with weakened immune systems face a higher risk of serious illness because their immune systems are more fragile.

No illnesses have been reported in connection with the recalled mangoes to date.

Where the fruit was sold

The recall reaches only the four states where Panorama Produce shipped the fruit. The mangoes were sold at select Walmart locations in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania between Aug. 10 and Aug. 21, and no distribution beyond those states has been reported by the company or the FDA.

What shoppers should check

Shoppers who bought mangoes at Walmart in the affected states in mid-August should look for size 9 fruit packed in a Martina-branded case. Each individual mango carries a light blue sticker that reads Agrofepac and Produce of Mexico. The same sticker shows the PLU number 4584, and the case carries the UPC 07503061948050.

Consumers who find those identifiers should not eat the fruit and should either throw it away or return it to the store where they bought it. Anyone with questions about whether a purchase is affected can contact Panorama Produce during its stated hours, and shoppers who are unsure are told to check the label rather than the mango itself.

Panorama Produce has framed the recall as a precaution tied to the FDA's finding on the source farm, not as a response to contamination confirmed in the boxes it sold at Walmart. The company said the recall is being conducted voluntarily and in coordination with federal authorities.

The health risk

In rare cases, Salmonella bacteria enter the bloodstream and cause more serious problems, including arterial infections, endocarditis or arthritis, according to the FDA recall notice. Those complications are uncommon, and the recall has not been connected to any reported infection in the four states where the mangoes were sold.

The mangoes that tested positive for Salmonella were never sold in the United States, the FDA said. The 302 recalled boxes were removed from the market because they came from the same farm as those samples, not because they had themselves tested positive, which leaves the risk to shoppers a precautionary one rather than a confirmed contamination.

Panorama Produce has not said how Salmonella reached the fruit on the source farm, and the FDA notice does not name the grower.

Patients who suspect they ate the recalled mangoes and later feel sick are advised to tell their doctors about the possible exposure to Salmonella. The infection is confirmed through specific laboratory tests rather than by symptoms alone, and knowing about a recent exposure can help a clinician decide whether to order those tests.

The recall covers only the 302 boxes of size 9 mangoes described in the FDA notice, and not other Panorama Produce items or mangoes from other suppliers sold at Walmart.

Consumers who bought the mangoes and want to confirm whether their purchase is affected can email Panorama Produce, which answers questions Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time. Anyone who ate the fruit and feels sick should contact a healthcare provider.