FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IH-0094-2026

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

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

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Sold On: Sep 6 2025 through Oct 2 2025
Quantity
5,567.4 lbs.

Why it was recalled

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

Recalling firm

Firm
The Kroger Co
Notification channel
E-Mail
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
1014 Vine St, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-1141

Distribution

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

Timeline

Recall initiated
2025-09-26
FDA classified
2025-10-17
Posted by FDA
2025-10-29
Terminated
2026-03-06
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record H-0094-2026. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.

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