WinCo Recalls Salsa Bean Dip Trays in Eight States Over Peperoncini Supply Alert

WinCo Foods has recalled two ready-made salsa bean dip trays sold across eight western U.S. states because they may contain peperoncini from a separate G.L. Mezzetta recall. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted the company announcement on October 2, one day after WinCo initiated the recall.

The affected products are the 54-ounce WinCo Foods Salsa Bean Dip Tray Express, with UPC beginning 2-67173, and the 104-ounce WinCo Foods Salsa Bean Dip Tray, a 16-inch catering product available by special order, with UPC beginning 2-67240. The notice covers trays carrying Best If Used By dates from August 14 through September 25, 2026.

WinCo said the trays were distributed through its stores in Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington. The company has removed all potentially affected product from stores and said the short shelf life of these deli items makes it unlikely that trays remain in consumers’ homes.

The recall traces back to one lot of G.L. Mezzetta Golden Greek Peperoncini. Mezzetta recalled that lot after a video from another grocery chain circulated on social media showing what the official notices describe only as a potential pest contaminant. The companies have not publicly identified the contaminant more specifically.

WinCo said it did not receive or use any jar showing evidence of pests, observed no pest during production of the dip trays and had received no related complaints or reports of illness. Those qualifications matter: the action is a precautionary supply-chain recall, not evidence that contamination was found in a WinCo tray.

The episode shows how an ingredient-level alert can quickly move downstream into prepared foods. A lot code may remain on a supplier’s jar while the ingredient is divided among deli products whose retail labels carry different UPCs and date codes, so retailers must use purchasing and production records to identify finished goods that may have incorporated the ingredient.

Consumers who still have a matching tray should not rely on appearance alone. They should check the product size, UPC prefix and Best If Used By date, then contact WinCo Foods at 1-800-824-1706 with questions. WinCo’s announcement says all potentially affected trays were removed from stores.

For food manufacturers and deli operators, the practical lesson is traceability beyond the immediate supplier package. Ingredient lot records, production dates and finished-product identifiers determine how narrowly a downstream recall can be drawn—and how quickly a business can tell customers which products are affected and which are not.