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WATERMELON CHUNKS 6/9.5Z, 9.5 oz.

Food recall F-1623-2018. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Jul 11, 2018.

  • FDA Class I
FDA’s own record, on accessdata.fda.gov

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The short answer

Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Jul 11, 2018. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.

Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.

How serious is it, by FDA’s class?

Class I, the most serious of FDA’s three classes.

“Dangerous or defective products that predictably could cause serious health problems or death. Examples include: food found to contain botulinum toxin, food with undeclared allergens, a label mix-up on a lifesaving drug, or a defective artificial heart valve.”

openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.

“Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.”

FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(1), eCFR.

Source:

What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.

What’s wrong with it?

Products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

Source:

FDA, Food recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.

Which ones are recalled?

WATERMELON CHUNKS 6/9.5Z, 9.5 oz., UPC: 81851301386; WATERMELON SPEAR 6/16Z, 16 oz., UPC: 81851301591; WATERMELON SPEAR 4/28Z, 28 oz.; UPC: 81851301607; WATERMELON CHUNKS 1/5LB, 80 oz., UPC: 81851302147; WATERMELON TRAY 1/5LB, 80 oz., UPC: 81851302239; WATERMELON CHUNK 4/18Z, 18 oz., UPC: 826766260317, Clear Generic Label Distributed by Caito Foods; WATERMELON CHUNKS 4/5Z, 5 oz., UPC: 826766009800; WATERMELON CHUNK 4/10Z, 10 oz., UPC: 826766260041, distributed at Gordon Food Service, Clear Generic Label Distributed by Caito Foods WATERMELON QUARTER 6/36Z, 36 oz., UPC: 826766139903; WATERMELON SLICE 1/55Z, 55 oz., UPC: 826766139941; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/5LB, 80 oz.; UPC: 826766896011; WATERMELON SPEAR 1/16Z, 16 oz., UPC: 826766139620; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/10Z, 10 oz., UPC: 826766139859; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/24Z, 24 oz., UPC: 826766140084; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/48Z, 48 oz., UPC: 826766140145; WATERMELON SPEAR 1/4LB, 64 oz., UPC: 826766181704, Distributed at Kroger with Clear Generic Label Distributed by Renaissance Food Group WATERMELON SPEAR 4/28Z, 28 oz., UPC: 884853630672; WATERMELON CHUNKS 6/9.5Z, 9.5 oz., UPC: 884853630948; WATERMELON SPEAR 6/16Z, 16 oz., UPC: 884853631068 Distributed at SpartanNash Distribution with Open Acres labeling; WATERMELON CHUNK 6/18Z, 18 oz., UPC: 646670522406; WATERMELON CHUNK 6/9.5Z, 9.5 oz., UPC: 646670522444; WATERMELON SPEAR 6/16Z 16 oz., UPC: 826766893850; Sproutsouts Farmers Market; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/5Z, 5 oz., UPC: 49022519138; WATERMELON SPEAR 1/16Z, 16 oz., UPC: 49022588219; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/9.5Z 9.5 oz., UPC: 49022804586; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/18Z, 18 oz., UPC: 49022923331; Distributed at Walgreens with Delish labeling WATERMELON CHUNK 2/42Z, 40 oz., UPC: 681131180658; WATERMELON SPEAR 4/16Z, 16 oz., UPC: 681131180665; WATERMELON SPEAR 4/10Z 10 oz., UPC: 681131180672; WATERMELON SPEAR 2/32Z, 32 oz., UPC: 681131180689; WATERMELON QUARTERS 4/44Z, 47 oz., UPC: 681131221719, Distributed at Walmart with Freshness Guaranteed labeling Watermelon Chunks, 9.5 oz., UPC: 826766810956; Watermelon Spears, 16 oz., UPC: 826766810970, Distributed by Whole Foods/Amazon with Whole Foods Market labeling

3,160,647.91 lbs. Total, in FDA’s words.

Source:

FDA, Food recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.

Codes to check against yours

All products Best By or Use By: 4/27/18 to 6/16/18 Brands Distributed: Caito Foods LLC, Renaissance Food Group, Open Acres, Sproutsouts Farmers Market, Delish, Freshness Guaranteed, and Whole Foods Market WATERMELON CHUNKS 6/9.5Z, 9.5 oz.,…

Every code shown here, 1,997 characters

All products Best By or Use By: 4/27/18 to 6/16/18 Brands Distributed: Caito Foods LLC, Renaissance Food Group, Open Acres, Sproutsouts Farmers Market, Delish, Freshness Guaranteed, and Whole Foods Market WATERMELON CHUNKS 6/9.5Z, 9.5 oz., UPC: 81851301386; WATERMELON SPEAR 6/16Z, 16 oz., UPC: 81851301591; WATERMELON SPEAR 4/28Z, 28 oz.; UPC: 81851301607; WATERMELON CHUNKS 1/5LB, 80 oz., UPC: 81851302147; WATERMELON TRAY 1/5LB, 80 oz., UPC: 81851302239; WATERMELON CHUNK 4/18Z, 18 oz., UPC: 826766260317, Clear Generic Label Distributed by Caito Foods; WATERMELON CHUNKS 4/5Z, 5 oz., UPC: 826766009800; WATERMELON CHUNK 4/10Z, 10 oz., UPC: 826766260041, distributed at Gordon Food Service, Clear Generic Label Distributed by Caito Foods WATERMELON QUARTER 6/36Z, 36 oz., UPC: 826766139903; WATERMELON SLICE 1/55Z, 55 oz., UPC: 826766139941; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/5LB, 80 oz.; UPC: 826766896011; WATERMELON SPEAR 1/16Z, 16 oz., UPC: 826766139620; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/10Z, 10 oz., UPC: 826766139859; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/24Z, 24 oz., UPC: 826766140084; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/48Z, 48 oz., UPC: 826766140145; WATERMELON SPEAR 1/4LB, 64 oz., UPC: 826766181704, Distributed at Kroger with Clear Generic Label Distributed by Renaissance Food Group WATERMELON SPEAR 4/28Z, 28 oz., UPC: 884853630672; WATERMELON CHUNKS 6/9.5Z, 9.5 oz., UPC: 884853630948; WATERMELON SPEAR 6/16Z, 16 oz., UPC: 884853631068 Distributed at SpartanNash Distribution with Open Acres labeling; WATERMELON CHUNK 6/18Z, 18 oz., UPC: 646670522406; WATERMELON CHUNK 6/9.5Z, 9.5 oz., UPC: 646670522444; WATERMELON SPEAR 6/16Z 16 oz., UPC: 826766893850; Sproutsouts Farmers Market; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/5Z, 5 oz., UPC: 49022519138; WATERMELON SPEAR 1/16Z, 16 oz., UPC: 49022588219; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/9.5Z 9.5 oz., UPC: 49022804586; WATERMELON CHUNK 1/18Z, 18 oz., UPC: 49022923331; Distributed at Walgreens with Delish labeling WATERMELON CHUNK 2/42Z, 40 oz., UPC: 681131180658; WATERMELON SPEAR 4/16Z, 16 oz., UPC: 681131180665; WATERMELON…

FDA’s list runs to 2,358 characters. The first part is shown; the rest is on FDA’s record.

Source:

Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.

Barcodes and drug codes

  • UPC 81851301386
  • UPC 81851301591
  • UPC 81851301607
  • UPC 81851302147
  • UPC 81851302239
  • UPC 826766260317
  • UPC 826766009800
  • UPC 826766260041
  • UPC 826766139903
  • UPC 826766139941
  • UPC 826766896011
  • UPC 826766139620
  • UPC 826766139859
  • UPC 826766140084
  • UPC 826766140145
  • UPC 826766181704
  • UPC 884853630672
  • UPC 884853630948
  • UPC 884853631068
  • UPC 646670522406
  • UPC 646670522444
  • UPC 826766893850
  • UPC 49022519138
  • UPC 49022588219
  • UPC 49022804586
  • UPC 49022923331
  • UPC 681131180658
  • UPC 681131180665
  • UPC 681131180672
  • UPC 681131180689
  • UPC 681131221719
  • UPC 826766810956
  • UPC 826766810970
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As FDA’s description and codes give them; the UPCs written as digits only.

Where did it go?

FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.

Domestic: AL, CA, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, OH, PA, SD, TN, VA, WI, WV

The states and territories these words name

23 states and territories.

Every one of them
  • Alabama
  • California
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Iowa
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Missouri
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Nebraska
  • Ohio
  • Pennsylvania
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • West Virginia
Source:

FDA, Food recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.

Is it still going on?

Terminated, in FDA’s file.

“FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts have been made to remove or correct the violative product in accordance with the recall strategy, and proper disposition has been made according to the degree of hazard.”

openFDA, on “Terminated”, its enforcement report fields.

Source:

What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.

  • The firm began the recall on Jun 8, 2018.
  • FDA classified it on Jul 12, 2018.
  • FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Jul 11, 2018.
  • FDA terminated it on Oct 18, 2018.
Source:

FDA, Food recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.

Who is recalling it?

  • Caito Foods Service, Inc., of Indianapolis, IN.
  • Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
  • How the firm first told its customers: Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit.
Source:

FDA, Food recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.

What this record can’t tell you

  • Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
  • Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
  • How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
  • Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
  • How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
  • Meat, poultry and egg products are recalled by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, not FDA, and its recalls aren’t here yet: see fsis.usda.gov.
  • FDA’s list of codes runs to 2,358 characters; the first part is shown here, and the rest is on FDA’s record.
  • A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.

Sources

  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Food recall enforcement reports.

    Released Oct 14, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated weekly. Public domain (CC0 1.0, openFDA). FDA asks that nothing suggest it endorses this site.

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Recalls of food, medicines, medical devices, pet food and animal drugs are from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA does not endorse Hearth Record. openFDA: “Do not rely on openFDA to make decisions regarding medical care.” Copied on Oct 20, 2026.

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