Kroger HomeChef Pretzel-Crusted Chicken Meal Kits Recalled for Listeria Risk
Kroger is recalling HomeChef Pretzel-Crusted Chicken meal kits because a supplier ingredient was suspect for Listeria species.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria) where the ingredient was suspect but not confirmed, and no illnesses are reported, fitting the High severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
The Kroger Co is recalling 2,814 units of HomeChef Meal kit: One-Sheet Pretzel-Crusted Chicken with roasted broccoli and honey mustard. The product is a 31.0 OZ (1 LB 15 OZ) 879g meal kit. The recall is being conducted because a supplier-provided ingredient, specifically the pretzel breading, was suspect for Listeria species. No further confirmation was performed to confirm the suspect result.
The affected product has the product number 13106 and UPC 812071030592. The expiration date on the product is 11/13/20. No lot codes were used for the meal kits themselves, though the lot number of the suspect ingredient is 0924032501.
The product was distributed in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and dispose of it or return it to the store of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- HomeChef Meal kit:One-Sheet Pretzel-Crusted Chicken with roasted broccoli and honey mustard..31.0 OZ (1 LB 15 OZ) 879g
- Manufacturer
- The Kroger Co
- Category
- Food — Prepared Meals
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 2,814
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by The Kroger Co under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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