The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·H-0094-2026·Announced 2025-10-29

Kroger Deli Pasta Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Kroger stores are recalling Basil Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad from deli counters and grab-and-go sections due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in a recalled pasta ingredient. Affected products were sold September 6–October 2, 2025, across 28 states.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: This recall is classified as FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness. Although no illnesses are reported in the source text, the potential for significant harm in a ready-to-eat food item warrants a Severe classification.

Plain-English summary

The Kroger Co. is recalling Basil Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad sold at deli service counters and in Grab-n-Go packages in deli departments. The product comes in plastic containers with UPCs 217573-1XXXX (deli counter sales) or 217573-2XXXX (Grab-n-Go packages), totaling 5,567.4 pounds of recalled product.

The pasta salad contains a pasta ingredient that was recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The salad was sold from September 6, 2025, through October 2, 2025, at multiple Kroger banners including Kroger, Baker's, City Market, Dillons, Fred Meyer, Fry's, Gerbes, King Soopers, Payless, Ralphs, and Smith's across 28 states: Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, and West Virginia.

Consumers who purchased this product should not consume it. The product should be disposed of or returned to the point of purchase. Contact the Kroger Co. or your local grocery store with questions.

The recalled product

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, Fr
Manufacturer
The Kroger Co
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard
  • listeria

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • Sold On: Sep 6 2025 through Oct 2 2025

Distribution

Distributed in 28 states:

  • 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
  • WV

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