Class I · Recall · initiated August 10, 2026 · Ongoing
Lidl recalls Vitasia Asian Style Wok Spice Mix after a positive Salmonella test
Lidl US recalled 2,040 containers of Vitasia Asian Style Wok Spice Mix, a Czech-made private-label seasoning sold in ten East Coast markets, after the firm received a positive Salmonella test result on the product.
The record
- Firm
- Lidl US TRADING, Arlington, VA
- Product
- VITASIA ASIAN STYLE WOK SPICE MIX NET WT 1.58 OZ (45g) UPC 4 335619 355491 DISTRIBUTED BY LIDL US, LLC ARLINGTON, VA 22202 PRODUCT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
- Reason, as filed
- “Salmonella. The firm received a positive test result of Salmonella in the product.”
- Classification
- Class I (Class I: reasonable probability of serious health consequences or death)
- Recall number
- H-1243-2026
- Initiated
- August 10, 2026
- Posted by FDA
- August 26, 2026
- Status
- Ongoing · Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Quantity
- 2,040 containers
- Distribution
- Washington DC, DE, GA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, PA, SC, VA.
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Why it happened, in plain English
The filed reason is short: “The firm received a positive test result of Salmonella in the product.” The record does not say who ran the test, whether it was routine or triggered by a complaint, or where in the chain the sample was taken. What it does show is the structure. The label reads “Distributed by Lidl US” and “Product of the Czech Republic.” Lidl is the importer and brand owner, not the maker.
Dry spice blends are low-moisture foods. In general terms, Salmonella does not grow in them but survives for a long time, and there is usually no kill step between the blender and the shaker. For a retailer importing a private-label blend, the controls that matter are the foreign supplier’s own verification program, the importer’s review of it, and lot-level testing on incoming product. Which of those was missing here, the record does not say.
Who else should care
Retailers and distributors that import private-label dry goods made abroad. Your name is the only one on the label, so the recall is filed in your name, whatever happened at the plant. Spice and seasoning importers in particular, since the shopper cannot cook the product into safety: it goes on food at the table as often as in the pan.
Small brands that contract-pack spice blends should also read this as a supplier-verification story. Check: whether you can show, for each foreign supplier of a ready-to-eat dry blend, a current hazard evaluation and evidence that you reviewed their pathogen controls, not just a signed questionnaire.
This firm's record
This is Lidl US’s second recall in the file. In March 2026 it recalled 17,056 units of Favorina Chocolate Ladybugs German-Style Nougat, a Class II, because the label did not specify which tree nut the product contained. Both events involve imported private-label products with Lidl’s name as distributor.
Written 2026-09-08. Analysis is editorial; the record above is FDA's.