Kroger penne salad recalled over Listeria in recalled pasta ingredient
Kroger is recalling 25,792 lbs of store-made Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad because it contains a pasta ingredient recalled for potential Listeria monocytogenes.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. 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
Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad, packaged in plastic containers of various weights with UPC 227573-1XXXX at deli service counters or 227573-2XXXX 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 25,792 lbs sold from 29 August 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
- Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad, packaged in plastic containers with various weights, with UPC 227573-1XXXX (sold at deli service counters) or UPC 227573-2XXXX (sold as Grab-n-Go packages in deli departments), under the banners Kroger, Baker's, City Market, Dillons, Fred Meyer…
- Manufacturer
- The Kroger Co
- Category
- Food — Prepared food
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: Aug 29 2025 through Oct 2 2025
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 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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