Ashwagandha capsules sold under the 365 Whole Foods Market brand have been recalled because they could be contaminated with salmonella.
A New Mexico supplement maker is recalling one lot of ashwagandha capsules sold under the 365 Whole Foods Market brand because they could be contaminated with salmonella, according to an announcement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Vitality Works Inc. is recalling lot number 2025-26227 of 365 Whole Foods Market Standardized + Full Spectrum Blend Ashwagandha Capsules in the 120-count size. No illnesses have been reported so far.
The company said the potential contamination was found through routine sampling of a retail unit.
Ashwagandha capsules recalled
The capsules come in white plastic bottles labeled 365 Whole Foods Market Standardized + Full Spectrum Blend Ashwagandha, 120 count. The UPC is 9948252099. The lot number, 2025-26227, and an expiration date of 10/13/2028 are printed on the bottom of the bottle.
The product was sold from Nov. 24, 2025, through Oct. 20, 2026, on Amazon.com and at Whole Foods Market stores in these states and Washington, D.C.:
ArkansasArizonaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIowaIllinoisKansasMassachusettsMarylandMaineMichiganMinnesotaMissouriNorth CarolinaNew JerseyNew YorkOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaWashingtonWyoming
What customers should do
Anyone who has the recalled capsules should not take them. The company says to throw the product away rather than return it to the store. Refunds are available at any Whole Foods Market store.
What is salmonella?
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 bacteria can get into the bloodstream and cause more severe illnesses, including infected aneurysms, infections of the heart lining and arthritis.