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Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published June 25, 2015

Whole Foods Market Raw Macadamia Nuts Recall: Salmonella Risk

Whole Foods Market recalls 11 oz raw macadamia nuts due to Salmonella contamination. Consumers should avoid using these products if they were purchased between March 19, 2016 and June 21, 2016.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-2916-2015FoodWhole Foods Market ›
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Recalling firmWhole Foods Market550 Bowie St · Austin, TX 78703-4648
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Whole Foods Market is recalling raw macadamia nuts that tested positive for Salmonella. This poses a risk of foodborne illness, so affected consumers should stop using these products. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/26726-whole-foods-market-raw-macadamia-nuts-recall-salmonella-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/26726-whole-foods-market-raw-macadamia-nuts-recall-salmonella-risk · Updated August 18, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-2916-2015

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“Whole Foods Market Raw Macadamia Nuts Recall: Salmonella Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/26726-whole-foods-market-raw-macadamia-nuts-recall-salmonella-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-2916-2015 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-2916-2015%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on June 25, 2015, that Whole Foods Market voluntarily recalled Raw Macadamia Nuts due to a positive test for Salmonella. The agency classified the recall as Class I.

How to tell if you have it

  • Whole Foods Market Raw Macadamia Nuts NET WT 11 oz (312g)
  • UPC: 0-76958-62059-1
  • Best By dates of March 19, 2016 through June 21, 2016

The hazard

The product was found positive for Salmonella. The FDA classified the recall as Class I.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Whole Foods Market has 52 other recalls on record since November 12, 2013. Other recent recalls of similar products include American N Dry Roasted Macadamia Nuts Recall for Salmonella Risk (November 13, 2025), Mellace Wegmans Mixed Nuts Recall: Salmonella Contamination Risk (December 2, 2025), and Sam Dry Fruits Whole Pistachios for Salmonella Risk (December 8, 2025).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the UPC code 0-76958-62059-1 on the packaging. The product was sold by Whole Foods Market in Austin, TX between March 19, 2016 and June 21, 2016.

  • Brand
    Whole Foods Market
  • Product
    Whole Foods Market Raw Macadamia Nuts NET WT 11 oz (312g). UPC: 0-76958-62059-1, Distributed by Whole Foods Market
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Details

    Look for the UPC code 0-76958-62059-1 on the packaging of the macadamia nuts.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 12 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: yesNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: yesCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: yesNMKansas: yesKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: yesHITexas: yesTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “AR, AZ, CA, CO, HI, KS, LA, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 9 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jun 25, 201512. FDA classified it Class I: Jul 31, 201523. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Aug 12, 201534. FDA terminated the recall: Mar 31, 2016420152016
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-2916-2015 (June 25, 2015) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-2916-2015 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 18, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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