Panorama Produce is recalling 302 boxes of mangoes sold at Walmart because the fruit may be carrying Salmonella. The mangoes reached stores in four states, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and sat on shelves between August 10 and August 21, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
No one has reported getting sick. The company started the recall on August 28, and the FDA posted the notice the next day, a Saturday.
The boxes are labeled with the Martina brand, and the fruit inside is a variety marked size 9. If you shop at a Walmart in one of those four states and picked up mangoes during that window, the fruit in your kitchen is worth a second look before you cut into it.
Check the little blue sticker before you slice one
The fastest way to know whether your mangoes are part of this is the sticker on each piece of fruit. Panorama Produce says the recalled mangoes carry a light blue sticker that reads Agrofepac, Produce of Mexico. The PLU number is 4584 and the UPC is 07503061948050.
Those numbers matter more than the box. The mangoes were packed in Martina-branded cases at the store, but most shoppers walk out with loose fruit, not the whole case. The sticker travels with the individual mango, so that is your reliable check at home. Match the PLU and the UPC, and you have your answer in about ten seconds.
Salmonella does not give itself away. Food carrying the bacteria usually does not look, smell or taste spoiled, so you cannot sort the good mangoes from the questionable ones by eye or by nose. The label is the only tell you have.
The recall started without a single sick customer
This recall did not come from anyone falling ill. It came from a lab test on fruit that never reached American shelves. FDA sampling found Salmonella in mangoes grown on the same farm that supplied the Walmart fruit. Those tested mangoes were never shipped into U.S. commerce.
Because the recalled mangoes and the contaminated ones came from the same source, Panorama Produce pulled the 302 boxes as a precaution. The fruit sitting in stores was never tested positive. Its cousins from the same farm were, and that connection was enough for the company to act.
That is why the company is describing this as voluntary and precautionary. It is coordinating with the FDA rather than responding to a stack of complaints. No illnesses have been tied to the recalled mangoes to date.
Where the mangoes were sold, and when
The distribution window is tight: August 10 through August 21. If you bought mangoes at Walmart before or after those dates, this recall does not touch them.
The four states cover a stretch of the Northeast, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Local coverage flagged the recall for Pennsylvania shoppers who may have grabbed mangoes at their neighborhood Walmart during the window.
One detail keeps this from being a blanket alert: the recall only applies to select Walmart locations, not every store in those four states. That is exactly why matching the sticker beats guessing based on where you live. A store two towns over might be affected while yours is not, or the other way around.
What to do if the fruit is already in your kitchen
Two options, both simple. Throw the mangoes out, or take them back to the Walmart where you bought them. Panorama Produce says consumers should either dispose of the fruit or return it to the place of purchase.
Do not eat them if the sticker matches. If you already ate one and you are worried, the company says to contact a healthcare provider.
Questions can go straight to the source. Panorama Produce is taking emails at information@panoramaproduce.com, Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern. Already tossed the box? Your receipt, your card statement, or the order history in the Walmart app can tell you when and where you bought the fruit, which is enough to check the dates and the store against the recall.
Sold at Walmart is not the same as recalled by Walmart
Walmart is the store here, not the company issuing the recall. The recall was issued by Panorama Produce, the importer, and Walmart is simply where the mangoes were sold. A product can land on a retailer’s recall list just because it moved through its aisles, not because the retailer pulled it.
That distinction matters when you want answers. A product can appear because it was sold at Walmart even when the recall itself came from the manufacturer or supplier. Returning the mangoes to the Walmart you bought them from will still get your money back, but the company behind the recall, Panorama Produce, is the one fielding the questions.
What Salmonella is, in plain terms
Salmonella is one of the more common causes of foodborne illness in the country. Symptoms usually show up somewhere between six hours and six days after eating contaminated food, and they can include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, fever, nausea and vomiting.
Most healthy adults are usually sick for four to seven days and get through it without special treatment. The FDA notes that young children, older adults, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems are more likely to run into serious trouble, and in rare cases the infection can turn dangerous.
Since no illnesses have been connected to these mangoes, this is a case of a problem being caught early rather than one being cleaned up after the fact.
A quick word on who Panorama Produce is
Panorama Produce is a New York-based produce importer. The company describes itself as an experienced importer with a strong focus on food safety, and it says this recall is being done voluntarily and in coordination with the FDA.
The mangoes trace back to Mexico, which is printed right on the sticker: Produce of Mexico, under the Agrofepac name. The farm connection is the whole reason the recall exists, since the positive test came from fruit grown at the same place. Pull the thread on the source and everything grown alongside it comes with it, which is what happened to these 302 boxes.
How to settle it for good
Not sure whether your store was one of the select locations? Walmart keeps an official recalls page that links out to the manufacturer and agency notices for anything sold through its stores. The mango recall is listed there under food recalls, dated August 29, tied to select Walmart stores in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Ignore any text message claiming to be a recall alert. Walmart says it does not send recall notices by text, so a message asking for your personal information is a scam. Real recall details come through official websites and direct email, not a surprise text with a link.
For a small recall, 302 boxes across four states, this one is a tidy example of the system doing its job. A lab test flagged trouble on the farm, the importer pulled the connected fruit before anyone got sick, and the identifiers are specific enough that you can close the question in your own kitchen. Check the sticker, match the PLU 4584 and UPC 07503061948050, and you will know exactly where you stand.
