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Walmart's Bettergoods pistachio butter: Salmonella in three jars
Three jars tested positive at a Florida store — Salmonella risk in the 6.7 oz pistachio butter, lot LB028ACP04, sold in 19 states. Return to Walmart for refund.
Boticelli Foods · Walmart · 2026-08-04
What happened
Boticelli Foods recalled the Bettergoods Pistachio Nut Butter 6.7 oz — Walmart's private label, lot LB028ACP04 — on August 4, 2026 after three jars tested positive for Salmonella at a Florida retail store; the FDA had notified Walmart of the result on July 17.
The jars sold across 19 states from Alabama to Wyoming. No illness was reported; the risk is of serious infection in the vulnerable. Owners stop eating it and return it to Walmart for a full refund.
A private label's routine test became the retailer's recall — the brand on the jar is the store's.
Why it happened
- Three jars tested positive for Salmonella at a Florida store — lot LB028ACP04 recalled Aug 4, 2026; FDA notified Walmart Jul 17
- 19 states' shelves carry the private label — the recall's address is Walmart's own aisle
- Seventeen days between the FDA notice and the public recall — the gap is the decision
The lesson
A private label borrows the retailer's trust and the maker's line — when a jar tests positive, the store's name is on the hazard. Seventeen days of shelf between notice and recall is the bill.
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