,"Kroger Co. has voluntarily recalled two varieties of its deli pasta salads—Basil Pesto Bowtie Salad and Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. The recall follows an alert from Fresh Creative Foods, the supplier of the pasta ingredient, which was manufactured by Nate’s Fine Foods of Roseville, California.
The affected products were sold in 1,860 Kroger Family of Stores locations across 28 states, including:
Alaska
Alabama
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
Washington
West Virginia
The products were sold from the deli full and self-service cases under various store banners, including Kroger, Baker’s, City Market, Dillons, Fred Meyer, Fry’s, Gerbes, King Soopers, Payless, Ralphs, and Smith’s.
No illnesses or injuries have been reported to date. Consumers who have purchased the affected products are urged not to consume them and to return them to their local store for a full refund. Kroger has removed these items from store shelves and initiated their customer recall notification system, which alerts customers who may have purchased recalled products through register receipt tape messages and email alerts."