Kroger recalls pasta salad bowls over potential listeria contamination

(NewsNation) — Popular grocery chain Kroger is recalling two types of pasta salad bowls due to concerns over potential listeria contamination.

On Saturday, the Food and Drug Administration announced that the Kroger Company voluntarily recalled “Basil Pesto Bowtie Salad” and “Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad” products sold from Aug. 29 through Oct. 2

The recalled pasta salad bowls were sold at the deli counter and via grab-and-go packages at 1,860 Kroger family stores, including: Kroger, Baker’s, City Market, Dillons, Fred Meyer, Fry’s, Gerbes, King Soopers, Payless, Ralphs and Smith’s, across 28 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, Washington and West Virginia.

No illnesses associated with the recall have been reported so far. The FDA advises anyone with concerns about an illness to contact a healthcare provider.

For questions about the recall, customers can contact Kroger at 1-800-KROGERS, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. ET to 12:00 a.m. ET, and Saturday through Sunday 8:00 a.m. ET to 9:00 p.m. ET.

The recall announcement follows a recent listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat pasta meals sold at grocery stores nationwide. As of Sept. 30, there have been four deaths, 19 hospitalizations and 20 confirmed cases of listeria poisoning in connection with the outbreak across 15 states.

Products included in the Kroger recall

Product Universal Product CodeDatesSizeBASIL PESTO BOWTIE
PASTA SALAD217573-10000SOLD ON:
SEP 6 2025
thru
OCT 2 2025Random Weight
sold at deli service
counterBASIL PESTO BOWTIE
PASTA SALAD217573-20000SOLD ON:
SEP 6 2025
thru
OCT 2 2025Random Weight
Grab-n-Go
packages sold in
Deli Dept.SMOKED MOZZARELLA
PENNE SALAD227573-10000SOLD ON:
AUG 29 2025
thru
OCT 2 2025Random Weight
sold at deli service
counterSMOKED MOZZARELLA
PENNE SALAD227573-10000SOLD ON:
AUG 29 2025
thru
OCT 2 2025Random Weight
Grab-n-Go
packages sold in
Deli Dept.

A complete list of product label images can be found here.