FDA Announces Recall of Macadamia Nuts Sold at Costco

Concerns about the presence of Salmonella led American Nuts of Sylmar, California to voluntary withdraw its 20 ounce Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Co. Baking Nuts from Costco shelves in Hawaii.

Juliette Fairley

Published: 12/9/2025, 3:20:26 PM EST

FDA Announces Recall of Macadamia Nuts Sold at Costco — Photo of recalled macadamia nuts courtesy of American Nuts

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the recall of macadamia nuts sold at Costco in Hawaii.

Concerns about the presence of Salmonella led American Nuts of Sylmar, California, to voluntarily withdraw its 20-ounce Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Co. Baking Nuts, according to a company recall notice.

The packages are labeled with Lot Code 307HMNC25L3 and were sold between Nov. 29 and Dec. 4 at the Costco Hawaii Kai warehouse in Honolulu.

American Nuts company leaders did not respond to requests for comment by the time of publication, but urged customers in their company notice to refrain from eating the nuts and to return the product to a local Costco for a full refund.

This is the second recall of branded nuts this month due to concerns about Salmonella contamination; however, concerns about contamination are not limited to nuts.

In October, the FDA issued a nationwide recall of Member’s Mark Super Greens Powder Supplements sold at Sam’s Club after eight people fell ill between May and September of which three were hospitalized.

Infections were mostly reported on the East Coast in Florida, North Carolina, New York, South Carolina, and Virginia.

The supplements were sold nationwide at Sam’s Club retail stores and online and contained moringa leaf powder, which health officials say they suspect may be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria.

Last week, the Mellace Family Brands of Warren, Ohio, withdrew Wegmans 34-ounce Deluxe Mixed Nuts Unsalted tubs and Wegmans 11.5-ounce Deluxe Mixed Nuts Unsalted bags that were sold in nine states and Washington, D.C., according to an FDA alert.

“The issue was discovered after routine testing by our supplier found one lot of raw pistachios to be positive for Salmonella,” the FDA said. “A recall was initiated after determining these pistachios had been further used in the production of the Deluxe Mixed Nuts products.”

The withdrawn snack items were sold at Wegmans stores in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., between Nov. 3 and Dec. 1, 2025.

Mellace Family Brands California is a snack food manufacturer that creates and distributes various nut mixes, chocolate-covered items, and other snacks.

Company leaders did not respond to request for comment by the time of publication.

In June, Mellace Family Brands California also recalled its Wegmans Semi-Sweet Chocolate Nonpareils due to the potential for undeclared milk allergens without revealing the presence of milk on packaging, according to an Ohio Department of Health notice.