Kroger penne salad recalled over Listeria in recalled pasta ingredient

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, Fry

Manufacturer

The Kroger Co

Category

Food — Prepared food

Hazard

• listeria
• pathogen-contamination
• ingredient-supplier
• deli

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