365 Whole Foods Market Ashwagandha Capsules Recalled for Possible Salmonella. Sold at Whole Foods and on Amazon.
Check the bottom of your 365 ashwagandha bottle for lot 2025-26227. If it matches, don’t take it. Throw it out and get a refund at Whole Foods.
RECALL ALERT · Facts and wording from the FDA notice. Check the official notice for updates.
Check the bottom of the bottle
- Look for a white plastic bottle of 365 Whole Foods Market Standardized + Full Spectrum Blend Ashwagandha, 120 count
- Flip it over. The lot number 2025-26227 and expiration date 10/13/2028 are printed on the bottom
- If it matches, don’t take it. The company says to throw it away and not return it to the store
- Refunds are available at any Whole Foods Market store, according to the notice
- Questions: Vitality Works Inc. at (505) 268-9950, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Time
What’s recalled
| Product | Size | UPC (as listed by FDA) | Lot | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 365 Whole Foods Market Standardized + Full Spectrum Blend Ashwagandha Capsules | 120 count, white plastic bottle | 9948252099 | 2025-26227 | 10/13/2028 |
Only this one lot is part of the recall. The barcode in FDA’s label photo reads 0 99482 52099 1.
Customers who have the recalled product should not consume it.The WellWham perspective
Where it was sold
According to the company announcement posted by FDA on October 30, 2026, the capsules were sold online through Amazon.com and at Whole Foods Market stores from November 24, 2025, through October 20, 2026, in these states:
Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming, plus the District of Columbia.
How it was found
This is a company announcement posted by FDA on October 30, 2026. The company says the potential contamination was found through routine sampling of a single retail unit. No illnesses have been reported to date.
What the notice says about Salmonella
Per the notice, Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy people who are infected may have fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare cases, the notice says, the infection can reach the bloodstream and cause more severe illness. If you took these capsules and feel sick, call your health care provider.
Our read: a store-brand supplement, two ways to buy it
This is our analysis. This one is easy to miss because it was sold in two places. If you picked it up in a Whole Foods aisle, you might remember. If it arrived in an Amazon box, it’s easy to forget where it came from. Either way, the check is the same: the lot number on the bottom.
Reality check
One lot, one positive retail sample and no reported illnesses. That’s the whole story so far, according to the company. It doesn’t mean every bottle is contaminated, and it doesn’t say anything about ashwagandha in general or other lots. It does mean this lot shouldn’t be in your cabinet.
The close
Capsules sit in a bottle for months.
This bottle shouldn’t. Flip it over and check the lot tonight.
Sources
- Vitality Works Inc., “Vitality Works Inc. Recalls 365 Whole Foods Market Ashwagandha Capsules Sold Nationwide Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination,” company announcement posted by FDA, October 30, 2026: fda.gov
Source: FDA · Official FDA notice
