---
title: "Malichita: Whole Cantaloupe — FDA announcement Dec 1, 2023 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella."
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/fdapress-2dd028c82155c75e-malichita-whole-cantaloupe/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# Malichita: Whole Cantaloupe — FDA announcement Dec 1, 2023

Reported terminated

A company announcement posted by FDA. The listing date can differ from the original announcement date. The absence of a termination marker does not prove the recall is currently ongoing.

Source date Dec 1, 2023. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: Whole Cantaloupe
- **Reason**: Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Pacific Trellis Fruit, LLC.
- **Quantity**: Not supplied
- **Agency-reported status**: Terminated in FDA listing
- **Source record identifier**: 2dd028c82155c75e

[Open the official record](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/pacific-trellis-fruit-recalls-malichita-brand-cantaloupes-due-possible-health-risk)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Brand \| Item Description \| PLU \| Lot Code; Malichita \| Whole Cantaloupe \| 4050 \| 21651; Malichita \| Whole Cantaloupe \| 4050 \| 21699; Malichita \| Whole Cantaloupe \| 4050 \| 21775; Malichita \| Whole Cantaloupe \| 4050 \| 21787; Malichita \| Whole Cantaloupe \| 4050 \| 21870 |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Product tables from the announcement

These identifying details come from the company announcement posted by FDA. Check the current notice for revisions.

**FDA company announcement, table 1**

| Brand | Item Description | PLU | Lot Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Malichita | Whole Cantaloupe | 4050 | 21651 |
| Malichita | Whole Cantaloupe | 4050 | 21699 |
| Malichita | Whole Cantaloupe | 4050 | 21775 |
| Malichita | Whole Cantaloupe | 4050 | 21787 |
| Malichita | Whole Cantaloupe | 4050 | 21870 |

Announcement retrieved Oct 1, 2026. [Official announcement](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/pacific-trellis-fruit-recalls-malichita-brand-cantaloupes-due-possible-health-risk).

## Distribution

The products were distributed between October 18th - 26th in California, Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin, and Canada and sold in various retail supermarkets. The whole cantaloupe is packed in corrugated cartons, the price look-up sticker is labeled “Malichita.”

States below are derived from the distribution text, including nationwide wording. They are not inferred from the firm's address.

- [California](https://isitonrecall.com/state/california/)
- [Illinois](https://isitonrecall.com/state/illinois/)
- [Oklahoma](https://isitonrecall.com/state/oklahoma/)
- [Texas](https://isitonrecall.com/state/texas/)
- [Wisconsin](https://isitonrecall.com/state/wisconsin/)

## Dates in the source

- **Fda listing date**: Dec 1, 2023
- **Company announcement date**: Dec 1, 2023

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Customers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume the products and should dispose of them. Consumers may contact Pacific Trellis Fruit for further information at 323-859-9600 Monday - Friday 9AM – 5PM PST. Consumers with concerns about an illness from consumption of this product should contact a health care provider.

[Read the current instructions](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/pacific-trellis-fruit-recalls-malichita-brand-cantaloupes-due-possible-health-risk)

## Related records

[Cantaloupe records](https://isitonrecall.com/product/cantaloupe/) [Produce records](https://isitonrecall.com/category/produce/) [PACIFIC TRELLIS FRUIT, LLC records](https://isitonrecall.com/brand/pacific-trellis-fruit-llc/)