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The Kroger Co Recall: Store-made deli items contain a pasta ingredient that was recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes

United States

TerminatedClass I

Company
The Kroger Co
Product
Basil Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad, packaged in plastic containe…
Recall date
September 26, 2025
Terminated
March 6, 2026
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

Store-made deli items contain a pasta ingredient that was recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
Basil Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad, packaged in plastic containers with various weights, with UPC 217573-1XXXX (sold at deli service counters) or UPC 217573-2XXXX (sold as Grab-n-Go packages in deli departments), under the banners Kroger, Baker's, City Market, Dillons, Fred Meyer, Fry's, Gerbes, King Soopers, Payless, Ralphs and Smith's 217573-1 5,567.4 lbs. Sold On: Sep 6 2025 through Oct 2 2025

Distribution

  • AK
  • AL
  • AR
  • AZ
  • CA
  • CO
  • GA
  • ID
  • IL
  • IN
  • KS
  • KY
  • LA
  • MI
  • MO
  • MS
  • MT
  • NE
  • NM
  • NV
  • OH
  • OR
  • SC
  • TN
  • TX
  • UT
  • WA and WV

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
H-0094-2026
Event ID
97738
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class I
Company
The Kroger Co
Product description
Basil Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad, packaged in plastic containers with various weights, with UPC 217573-1XXXX (sold at deli service counters) or UPC 217573-2XXXX (sold as Grab-n-Go packages in deli departments), under the banners Kroger, Baker's, City Market, Dillons, Fred Meyer, Fry's, Gerbes, King Soopers, Payless, Ralphs and Smith's
Quantity
5,567.4 lbs.
Reason
Store-made deli items contain a pasta ingredient that was recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes
Recall initiation date
September 26, 2025
Report date
October 29, 2025
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
March 6, 2026
Distribution pattern
AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, MT, NE, NM, NV, OH, OR, SC, TN, TX, UT, WA and WV
UPC, lot, and code information
UPC 217573-1; Sold On: Sep 6 2025 through Oct 2 2025
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
E-Mail
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 97738 with 1 other product entry in Public Health Trace.

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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
Alabama 1
Arkansas 1
Arizona 1
California 1
Colorado 1
Georgia 1
Idaho 1
Illinois 1
Indiana 1
Kansas 1
Kentucky 1
Louisiana 1
Michigan 1
Missouri 1
Mississippi 1
Montana 1
Nebraska 1
New Mexico 1
Nevada 1
Ohio 1
Oregon 1
South Carolina 1
Tennessee 1
Texas 1
Utah 1
Washington 1
West Virginia 1

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