If you picked up trail mix or a snack mix from Walmart, Target, or Sam’s Club recently, you need to stop what you’re doing and go check the bag. Several popular snack mix brands have been pulled from shelves in more than 40 states, and the products are the kind of thing that sits in your pantry for months without a second glance. That’s what makes this one so easy to miss.
Here’s everything you need to know about which products are affected, where they were sold, and what you should do if you have them at home.
What Got Recalled and Who Made It
On May 5, 2026, John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., a major snack company headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, announced a voluntary recall covering eight different snack mix products. The company trades on Nasdaq under the ticker JBSS, and they’re one of the biggest nut and snack processors in the country. You may not know their corporate name, but you absolutely know their brands.
The recall covers products sold under four brand names: Fisher, Southern Style Nuts, Squirrel Brand, and Good & Gather. That last one is Target’s store brand, which means this recall stretches across multiple retailers and store labels. These aren’t obscure products sitting in the corner of the snack aisle. They’re mainstream, widely distributed, and the kind of thing millions of people toss into their carts without thinking twice.
The Specific Products You Need to Look For
According to the FDA notice, the recalled products include Fisher Tex Mex Trail Mix, Southern Style Nuts Gourmet Hunter Mix, Southern Style Nuts Hunter Mix, Squirrel Brand Travelers Mix, Squirrel Brand Town & Country Mix, and Good & Gather Mexican Street Corn Trail Mix (the 8 oz size with UPC 085239270240).
That’s eight products across four brands. Each one uses a seasoning blend that’s at the center of this recall. You need to check the brand name, product name, size, Best By date, and lot code on your packaging. Only products matching the specific details in the recall notice are affected, so don’t just toss every bag of Fisher trail mix you own. But do take two minutes to actually read the label and compare it to the official list.
Where These Were Sold
This is a big one. According to Walmart’s official recall page, the affected products were sold at all Walmart stores and select Sam’s Club locations in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Puerto Rico is also on the list.
That’s more than 40 states plus a territory. The Good & Gather Mexican Street Corn Trail Mix was sold exclusively at Target stores. The Fisher, Southern Style Nuts, and Squirrel Brand products were also sold through e-commerce and on QVC, which means even if you didn’t buy them in a physical store, you might still have a recalled bag at home.
How One Bad Ingredient Spread This Far
This is the part that really gets you. The contamination didn’t start at Sanfilippo’s factory. It started way further back in the supply chain, at a company called California Dairies, Inc., which recalled bulk dry milk powder on April 20, 2026, due to potential Salmonella contamination.
Here’s how the domino effect worked. California Dairies made the milk powder. A third-party seasoning supplier bought that milk powder and used it in a seasoning blend. Sanfilippo then bought that seasoning blend and used it to flavor eight snack mix products. Those products shipped to retailers across the entire country. By the time anyone realized there was a problem with the original milk powder, the finished snack mixes were already sitting on store shelves and in people’s pantries from coast to coast.
One contaminated ingredient at the dairy level cascaded through the entire chain. It’s a textbook example of how modern food supply chains work, and how quickly one problem at the source can become a nationwide recall.
It’s Not Just Trail Mix
The same California Dairies milk powder issue has triggered recalls across a surprisingly wide range of products. Utz Quality Foods recalled limited varieties of Zapp’s and Dirty Potato Chips. Ghirardelli Chocolate Company recalled certain powdered beverage mixes. Pork King Good recalled Sour Cream & Onion pork rinds. Williams Sonoma recalled a popcorn seasoning. Stoltzfus Family Dairy recalled cheese curds. Blackstone Ranch Parmesan Ranch seasoning, sold at Walmart, was also pulled.
Powdered milk is used as a functional ingredient in a huge number of seasoned and processed foods. It shows up in places you’d never expect. That’s why this single dairy-level recall has turned into one of the broader food safety events of 2026, with new products being added to the recall list as companies trace the ingredient through their own supply chains.
No Illnesses Reported, But Don’t Eat Them
As of the May 5 announcement, no illnesses have been reported in connection with any of the recalled Sanfilippo products. The company says the affected seasoning batches actually tested negative for Salmonella before they were used. But because the upstream milk powder was recalled, Sanfilippo is pulling everything that used that seasoning as a precaution.
That’s the right call, and it’s worth paying attention to even if nobody has gotten sick yet. Trail mix and snack mixes are shelf-stable products. They sit in pantries, desk drawers, glove compartments, and gym bags for weeks or months. That makes recalls like this one easy to miss. The bag you bought three weeks ago could still be sitting unopened in your cabinet right now.
What You Should Do Right Now
Step one: go check your pantry. Look for any of the brands listed above, specifically Fisher, Southern Style Nuts, Squirrel Brand, and Good & Gather snack mixes. If you find one, compare the product name, size, UPC code, and Best By date against the official recall details.
Step two: if your product matches, do not eat it. Throw it away or return it to the store where you bought it. You’re entitled to a full refund or replacement.
Step three: if you have questions, you can call John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s customer service line toll-free at (800) 874-8734. They’re available Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Central Time.
Watch Out for Recall Scams
This is an important detail that Walmart itself has flagged. Walmart does not send text messages about product recalls. If you receive a text claiming to be from Walmart about a recall, it is not real. It is someone trying to get your personal information.
Walmart communicates recall information through its official website and direct email notifications only. If you want to check on a recall, go to Walmart’s corporate site directly or check the FDA’s recall page. Don’t click links in random text messages, no matter how official they look.
Why This One Matters More Than Most
Most recalls involve a single product from a single brand sold in a limited area. This one is different. It involves four brands, eight products, more than 40 states, multiple major retailers, and an ingredient chain that started at a dairy in California and ended up in snack bags sitting in kitchens from Maine to Hawaii.
The fact that these are snack mixes makes it worse in a practical sense. Nobody thinks twice about trail mix. It’s the thing you grab at checkout, toss in a bag, and forget about for weeks. It’s not perishable. It doesn’t go in the fridge. It just sits there. And that means there are almost certainly bags of this stuff still sitting in people’s homes, untouched and unnoticed, right now.
State and local public health departments across the country have been pushing this information out, but recalls only work if people actually see them. So if you know someone who shops at Walmart, Target, or Sam’s Club and likes trail mix, do them a favor and send this along. It takes 30 seconds to check a bag, and it could save someone a really bad week.
The Quick Version
John B. Sanfilippo & Son recalled eight snack mix products sold under the Fisher, Southern Style Nuts, Squirrel Brand, and Good & Gather brands due to potential Salmonella contamination from a recalled milk powder ingredient. The products were sold at Walmart, Target, Sam’s Club, QVC, and online in more than 40 states. No illnesses have been reported. Don’t eat them. Return them for a refund. Call (800) 874-8734 with questions. And ignore any text messages claiming to be from Walmart about this recall, because those are not legitimate.
