Lidl US Trading is recalling one lot of Vitasia Chinese Style Asian Style Wok Spice Mix because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The company announced the recall on August 11, 2026, and FDA posted it the next day.
The recall covers the 1.58 oz (45g) size, UPC 4335619355491, Lot # 155846, best-by date JUN 2028. The lot code and best-by date are printed on the side of the label, and the product comes in a plastic container with a purple lid. It went to every Lidl US store in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia between July 24 and August 10, 2026 — a little more than two weeks on the shelf.
No illnesses have been reported. The recall came out of routine quality testing that found Salmonella in a lab sample. Customers can throw the container out or take it back to any Lidl for a full refund, no receipt required. The customer care line is (844) 747-5435, Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern.
A jar of seasoning is exactly the kind of product people do not think of as risky. It is dry, it sits in the cupboard for a year or two, and it goes into a screaming hot wok. But drying does not kill Salmonella — it only puts it to sleep. The bacteria survive for months in low-moisture foods and wake up when they reach a moist gut. And spice does not always meet heat. A blend like this one gets shaken over a finished dish, tasted off a spoon, or spilled on a cutting board next to something raw.
None of this is news to FDA. The agency’s risk profile on pathogens and filth in spices found that 6.6 percent of imported spice shipments tested positive for Salmonella in fiscal years 2007 through 2009 — about twice the rate of every other imported food the agency regulates — with contaminated shipments arriving from 37 of the 79 countries examined, and more than 80 serotypes found. Ground white pepper carrying Salmonella Rissen sickened close to 100 people in five states in 2008 and 2009. The pepper coating on Daniele salami sickened 272 people in 44 states the year after that. FDA’s 2017 update found better numbers on retail shelves, because responsible companies treat spice for pathogens after it lands here. That is the entire point. A validated kill step for spice exists. Using it is a choice.
Credit where it is owed. Lidl’s own testing caught this one, and the product came off the shelf with nobody reported sick. That is a company finding its own problem before a health department finds it for them, which is the system working the way it is supposed to. The part nobody controls is the two weeks in between the ship date and the press release. Go look in the cupboard.
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