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The Kroger Co Recall: Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport.

United States

TerminatedClass I

Company
The Kroger Co
Product
AFIN JARLSBERG CHEESE SPREAD KIT in plastic tubs, all sizes.
Recall date
August 5, 2020
Terminated
September 28, 2020
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport.

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
AFIN JARLSBERG CHEESE SPREAD KIT in plastic tubs, all sizes. Not published in this source record 330 units UPC: 216407-20000 Sell by dates: 5/22/20 through 8/13/20

Distribution

  • Products were distributed in the following states: AK
  • AZ
  • AR
  • ID
  • KY
  • LA
  • MS
  • MO
  • MT
  • NV
  • NM
  • OH
  • OR
  • TN
  • TX
  • UT
  • VA
  • WA
  • WV
  • & WY.

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-1280-2020
Event ID
86203
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class I
Company
The Kroger Co
Product description
AFIN JARLSBERG CHEESE SPREAD KIT in plastic tubs, all sizes.
Quantity
330 units
Reason
Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport.
Recall initiation date
August 5, 2020
Report date
August 26, 2020
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
September 28, 2020
Distribution pattern
Products were distributed in the following states: AK, AZ, AR, ID, KY, LA, MS, MO, MT, NV, NM, OH, OR, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, & WY.
UPC, lot, and code information
UPC: 216407-20000 Sell by dates: 5/22/20 through 8/13/20
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date

Other products recalled under this same event

This recall shares FDA event ID 86203 with 10 other product entries in Public Health Trace.

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Published
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Distribution
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Product
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Published
August 26, 2020
Distribution
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Product
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Published
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Distribution
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Product
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Published
August 26, 2020
Distribution
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The Kroger Co

Product
DELI JARLSBERG CHEESE DIP in plastic tubs, all sizes.
Published
August 26, 2020
Distribution
Products were distributed in the followi…

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FDA Recall United States Terminated Historical recordClass I

The Kroger Co

Product
JARLSBERG DIP in plastic tubs, all sizes.
Published
August 26, 2020
Distribution
Products were distributed in the followi…

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FDA Recall United States Terminated Historical recordClass I

The Kroger Co

Product
DELI JARLSBERG DIP in plastic tubs, all sizes.
Published
August 26, 2020
Distribution
Products were distributed in the followi…

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Product
DELI SOUTHWESTERN JARLSBERG DIP in plastic tubs, all sizes.
Published
August 26, 2020
Distribution
Products were distributed in the followi…

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Product
DELI BACON CHIVE JARLSBERG DIP in plastic tubs, all sizes.
Published
August 26, 2020
Distribution
Products were distributed in the followi…

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Responsible company: The Kroger Co

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Distribution map

A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.

Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.

Distribution map
State Distributed
Alaska 1
Arizona 1
Arkansas 1
Idaho 1
Kentucky 1
Louisiana 1
Mississippi 1
Missouri 1
Montana 1
Nevada 1
New Mexico 1
Ohio 1
Oregon 1
Tennessee 1
Texas 1
Utah 1
Virginia 1
Washington 1
West Virginia 1
Wyoming 1

States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.

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