Hardies recalls 1899 units of FRESH ORIGINS Microgreens Celery (4 oz) packed in clear plastic clam shells due to Salmonella contamination. Consumers should avoid eating these products.
“Hardies FRESH ORIGINS Microgreens Celery Recall: Salmonella Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/26478-hardies-fresh-origins-microgreens-celery-recall-salmonella-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-3244-2015 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-3244-2015%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Aug. 25, 2015, that Hardies Fruit & Vegetable Co., LP voluntarily recalled FRESH ORIGINS Microgreens Celery because the product tested positive for Salmonella. The recall affects one box distributed to Dallas, TX.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Hardies
Product: FRESH ORIGINS Microgreens Celery NET WT 4 OZ
Packaging: Clear plastic clam shell
Packed in: San Marcos, CA 92069
Lot code/date: 1899
Quantity: 1 box
Distribution area: Dallas, TX
The hazard
The recalled microgreens tested positive for Salmonella. The FDA classified the recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Hardies Fruit & Vegetable Co., LP had one other recall on record since Oct. 21, 2021, involving Hardies Onion Yellow Jumbo due to a potential Salmonella contamination risk. Other recent recalls of similar products include Mellace Wegmans Mixed Nuts Recall (Dec. 2, 2025), Superfoods Live it Up Super Greens Recall (Jan. 15, 2026), and Live it Up Super Greens Recall (Jan. 15, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Look for FRESH ORIGINS Microgreens Celery with a net weight of 4 ounces, packed in clear plastic clam shells, and sold in San Marcos, CA. The recall number is 1899.
Brand
Hardies
Category
Food
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Stop Using It Now
Discard the product immediately as it contains Salmonella, which can cause food poisoning.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Texas.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Dallas, TX” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Texas.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 8 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class I
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #F-3244-2015 (August 25, 2015) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-3244-2015 to see it in context.
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