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

Basil pesto bowtie salad recalled over recalled pasta ingredient and Listeria

Kroger is recalling 5,567.4 lbs of Basil Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad because the store-made deli item contains a pasta ingredient recalled for potential Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: Scored 5 because the FDA classified this recall as Class I, which the rubric assigns the Critical tier.

Plain-English summary

Basil Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad, packaged in plastic containers of various weights with UPC 217573-1XXXX at deli service counters or 217573-2XXXX as Grab-n-Go packages, sold under the Kroger, Baker's and City Market banners among others, is being recalled.

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

The recall covers 5,567.4 lbs sold from 6 September 2025 through 2 October 2025, distributed across states including Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Washington. The FDA has classified the recall as Class I.

Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious infection, particularly in pregnant people, newborns, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. Anyone holding the product should not eat it and should follow the store's instructions.

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 — Prepared food
Hazard
  • listeria
  • pathogen-contamination
  • ingredient-supplier
  • deli

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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