How many FDA recalls has The Kroger Co had?

The FDA has published 91 food recall enforcement records naming The Kroger Co between 2014 and 2025. Those records cover 33 separate recall events: the agency opens one record per product code, so one recall of a product line appears as many records.

Does a high recall count mean a firm is unsafe?

Not on its own. Most FDA food recalls are initiated voluntarily by the firm, and a recall is the firm removing product from the market, which is what a working food safety plan is supposed to produce. Record counts also scale with the number of product codes a firm carries rather than with the number of things that went wrong.

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The Kroger Co FDA recall records

The FDA has published 91 food recall enforcement records naming The Kroger Co between 2014 and 2025, covering 33 separate recall events. The firm is recorded in Ohio. Data last updated 2 September 2026.

Records of 29,386: 91
Share of all recalls: 0.3%
Class I of 91: 55
Reported between: 2014 to 2025

What is different about The Kroger Co

The hazard that separates The Kroger Co from the national picture is salmonella: 30.8% of these records name it, against 12.4% of all FDA food recalls.

By product, The Kroger Co is weighted toward sauces, dips and condiments: 29.7% of the records here against 9.8% across the corpus.

Recalls at The Kroger Co are more often the serious kind: 60.4% are Class I, where the FDA judges there is a reasonable probability of serious health consequences, against 44% of all records.

A recall at The Kroger Co stays open a median of 91 days between the report and termination, against 215 days for the corpus as a whole. Termination follows the firm accounting for every unit of the affected lot.

These recalls stay local: 0% state nationwide distribution, against 20.7% across the corpus.

What these records are

Every record on this page was published by the FDA in the openFDA food enforcement database. 91 records cover 33 recall events, because the agency opens one record per product code: a single recall of a product line with many codes appears here many times.

55 of these records are Class I, 34 Class II and 2 Class III. A recall count is not a safety score. Most FDA food recalls are initiated by the firm itself, and a recall is the firm removing product from the market, which is what a food safety plan is built to produce.

What was recalled for

A single record can name more than one hazard, so these counts overlap.

By year

Counts are by the date the FDA reported the enforcement action. That date runs behind the date a firm started a recall, so the most recent year is always partial.

Year	Recalls reported
2012	0
2013	0
2014	1
2015	7
2016	12
2017	15
2018	1
2019	3
2020	22
2021	21
2022	0
2023	1
2024	2
2025	6
2026	0

Where the recalling firms are

The state is the location of the recalling firm, not where the product was sold. Distribution is recorded separately on each record.

Ohio91

Most recently reported

The 60 most recent of 91 records. Every record has its own page and is reachable from its year, state and firm.
Reported	Product	Firm	Reason	Class
2025-10-29	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, Fry's, Gerbes, King Soopers, Payless, Ralphs and Smith's	The Kroger Co	Store-made deli items contain a pasta ingredient that was recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes	Class I
2025-10-29	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's, Gerbes, King Soopers, Payless, Ralphs and Smith's	The Kroger Co	Store-made deli items contain a pasta ingredient that was recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes	Class I
2025-01-22	BOAR'S HEAD HUMMUS VEG PLATTER SM, 2.5 lb., packaged in a plastic container with a plastic lid, UPC 42421-61545	The Kroger Co	Platters and trays prepared in-store may contain cut cucumbers that were previously recalled due to potential contamination with Salmonella.	Class I
2025-01-22	DELI FRESH VEGETABLE TRAY MED, 4 lb., packaged in a plastic container with a plastic lid, UPC 11110-99274	The Kroger Co	Platters and trays prepared in-store may contain cut cucumbers that were previously recalled due to potential contamination with Salmonella.	Class I
2025-01-22	BOAR'S HEAD HUMMUS VEG PLATTER MED, 5 lb., packaged in a plastic container with a plastic lid, UPC 42421-61547	The Kroger Co	Platters and trays prepared in-store may contain cut cucumbers that were previously recalled due to potential contamination with Salmonella.	Class I
2025-01-22	SMALL VEGGIE PLATTER, 32 oz., packaged in a plastic container with a plastic lid, UPC 41573-26809	The Kroger Co	Platters and trays prepared in-store may contain cut cucumbers that were previously recalled due to potential contamination with Salmonella.	Class I
2024-11-20	Home Chef Asian Style Chicken Stir Fry, Net Wt. 13 oz, packaged in a plastic tray with clear plastic lid, perishable item kept under refrigeration, UPC 84013430852, all lot codes	The Kroger Co	Meal kits contain cooked chicken which was recalled due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes	Class II
2024-11-20	Home Chef Chicken Street Taco, Net Wt. 9.93 oz, packaged in a plastic tray with clear plastic lid, perishable item kept under refrigeration, UPC 84013430435, all lot codes	The Kroger Co	Meal kits contain cooked chicken which was recalled due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes	Class II
2023-11-01	Kroger Collard Greens packaged in plastic 16oz bag - 8 bags per case	The Kroger Co	Potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes	Class I
2021-11-17	Country Oven Yellow/Caramel Cake Single Slices, double layer cakes ( 48oz )	The Kroger Co	Downstream Recall - Possible metal fragments in starch that was used to manufacture cakes.	Class II
2021-11-17	Country Oven Caramel Apple Double Layer Cake 32 oz	The Kroger Co	Downstream Recall - Possible metal fragments in starch that was used to manufacture cakes.	Class II
2021-11-17	Country Oven Cinnamon Roll 4oz, 2.5oz	The Kroger Co	Downstream Recall - Possible metal fragments in starch that was used to manufacture cakes.	Class II
2021-11-17	Country Oven Yellow/Vanilla Cake 37oz	The Kroger Co	Downstream Recall - Possible metal fragments in starch that was used to manufacture cakes.	Class III
2021-11-17	Country Oven White/Vanilla Cake 37oz	The Kroger Co	Downstream Recall - Possible metal fragments in starch that was used to manufacture cakes.	Class II
2021-11-17	Country Oven White Cake 7lb, 13.5oz, 29oz	The Kroger Co	Downstream Recall - Possible metal fragments in starch that was used to manufacture cakes.	Class II
2021-11-17	Country Oven Marble Cake 7lb	The Kroger Co	Downstream Recall - Possible metal fragments in starch that was used to manufacture cakes.	Class II
2021-11-17	Country Oven Angel Food Cake 13 oz	The Kroger Co	Downstream Recall - Possible metal fragments in starch that was used to manufacture cakes.	Class II
2021-11-17	Country Oven Bowtie Danish 3oz	The Kroger Co	Downstream Recall - Possible metal fragments in starch that was used to manufacture cakes.	Class II
2021-11-17	Country Oven Cheese Pocket 4oz - 84 to a case	The Kroger Co	Downstream Recall - Possible metal fragments in starch that was used to manufacture cakes.	Class II
2021-11-17	Country Oven Chocolate/Vanilla Cake 37oz	The Kroger Co	Downstream Recall - Possible metal fragments in starch that was used to manufacture cakes.	Class II
2021-11-17	Country Oven Chocolate/Fudge Cake Single Slices, Double Layer Cake (50oz)	The Kroger Co	Downstream Recall - Possible metal fragments in starch that was used to manufacture cakes.	Class II
2021-11-17	Country Oven Red Velvet Cake 13oz, 28oz, single slices, Double Layer Cake (51 oz), 8oz	The Kroger Co	Downstream Recall - Possible metal fragments in starch that was used to manufacture cakes.	Class II
2021-11-17	Country Oven Yellow Cake 18.5oz, 7oz, 13.5oz, 42oz	The Kroger Co	Downstream Recall - Possible metal fragments in starch that was used to manufacture cakes.	Class II
2021-11-17	Country Oven Party Balloon Cake 48oz	The Kroger Co	Downstream Recall - Possible metal fragments in starch that was used to manufacture cakes.	Class II
2021-11-17	Country Oven Boston Cream Cake Double Layer Cake 28oz	The Kroger Co	Downstream Recall - Possible metal fragments in starch that was used to manufacture cakes.	Class II
2021-11-17	Country Oven Chocolate Cake 13.5oz, 60oz, 40oz	The Kroger Co	Downstream Recall - Possible metal fragments in starch that was used to manufacture cakes.	Class II
2021-11-17	Country Oven Yellow/Fudge Cake 48oz, single slices	The Kroger Co	Downstream Recall - Possible metal fragments in starch that was used to manufacture cakes.	Class II
2021-11-17	Country Oven Raspberry Cake 71oz	The Kroger Co	Downstream Recall - Possible metal fragments in starch that was used to manufacture cakes.	Class II
2021-09-29	Kroger Kale Bag 16oz plastic bag 8 packages per case	The Kroger Co	Potential contamination with Listeria Monocytogenes	Class I
2021-06-16	Chicken Street Taco kit in a plastic tray with a clear plastic lid.	The Kroger Co	Undeclared egg allergen for Chipotle Crema on product label.	Class I
2020-12-16	HomeChef meal kit: Buffalo Pretzel Chicken Breast with Roasted Cauliflower and Broccoli. 29 ounce.	The Kroger Co	Supplier provided ingredient (pretzel breading) was SUSPECT for Listeria species, but no further confirmation was performed to confirm the suspect result. Lot number of ingredient in question: 0924032501	Class II
2020-12-16	HomeChef Meal kit:One-Sheet Pretzel-Crusted Chicken with roasted broccoli and honey mustard..31.0 OZ (1 LB 15 OZ) 879g	The Kroger Co	Supplier provided ingredient (pretzel breading) was SUSPECT for Listeria species, but no further confirmation was performed to confirm the suspect result. Lot number of ingredient in question: 0924032501	Class II
2020-12-16	HomeChef meal kit:Steak and Walnut-Green Onion Sauce with roasted potatoes and creamed spinach.	The Kroger Co	Supplier provided ingredient (pretzel breading) was SUSPECT for Listeria species, but no further confirmation was performed to confirm the suspect result. Lot number of ingredient in question: 0924032501	Class II
2020-08-26	MURRAY'S CHADS SMOKED GOUDA DIP in plastic tubs, all sizes.	The Kroger Co	Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport.	Class I
2020-08-26	DELI RANCH CHEESE SPREAD KIT in plastic tubs, all sizes.	The Kroger Co	Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport.	Class I
2020-08-26	MURRAY'S JALEPENO JARLSBERG DIP in plastic tubs, all sizes.	The Kroger Co	Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport.	Class I
2020-08-26	DELI JARLSBERG DIP in plastic tubs, all sizes.	The Kroger Co	Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport.	Class I
2020-08-26	DELI SOUTHWEST CHEESE SPREAD KIT in plastic tubs, all sizes.	The Kroger Co	Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport.	Class I
2020-08-26	DELI JARLSBERG JALAPENO DIP in plastic tubs, all sizes.	The Kroger Co	Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport.	Class I
2020-08-26	LCCV PIMENTO CHEESE DIP in plastic tubs, all sizes.	The Kroger Co	Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport.	Class I
2020-08-26	JARLSBERG DIP in plastic tubs, all sizes.	The Kroger Co	Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport.	Class I
2020-08-26	DELI BUFFALO BLUE CHEESE SPREAD KIT in plastic tubs, all sizes.	The Kroger Co	Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport.	Class I
2020-08-26	MURRAY'S BACON CHIVE JARLSBERG DIP in plastic tubs, all sizes.	The Kroger Co	Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport.	Class I
2020-08-26	DELI SOUTHWESTERN JARLSBERG DIP in plastic tubs, all sizes.	The Kroger Co	Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport.	Class I
2020-08-26	AFIN JARLSBERG CHEESE SPREAD KIT in plastic tubs, all sizes.	The Kroger Co	Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport.	Class I
2020-08-26	DELI APPLEWOOD CHEDDAR DIP in plastic tubs, all sizes.	The Kroger Co	Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport.	Class I
2020-08-26	MURRAY'S SOUTHWESTERN JARLSBERG DIP in plastic tubs, all sizes.	The Kroger Co	Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport.	Class I
2020-08-26	DELI JARLSBERG CHEESE DIP in plastic tubs, all sizes.	The Kroger Co	Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport.	Class I
2020-08-26	DELI BACON CHIVE JARLSBERG DIP in plastic tubs, all sizes.	The Kroger Co	Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport.	Class I
2020-08-26	JARLSBERG DIP in plastic tubs, all sizes.	The Kroger Co	Potential contamination with Salmonella Newport.	Class I
2020-04-15	PRIVATE SELECTION FROZEN BLACKBERRIES in 16 oz. bags, 10 bags per case. UPC: 0001111087809 UPC: 0001111087808	The Kroger Co	Potential norovirus contamination.	Class II
2020-04-15	PRIVATE SELECTION FROZEN BERRY MEDLEY in 16 oz. (10 bags per case) and 48 oz. bags (6 bags per case). UPC: 0001111079120	The Kroger Co	Potential norovirus contamination.	Class II
2019-08-28	PRIVATE SELECTION FROZEN TRIPLE BERRY MEDLEY, 16 oz	The Kroger Co	Possible Hepatitis A contamination.	Class I
2019-08-28	PRIVATE SELECTION FROZEN TRIPLE BERRY MEDLEY, 48 oz	The Kroger Co	Possible Hepatitis A contamination.	Class I
2019-08-28	PRIVATE SELECTION FROZEN BLACKBERRIES, 16 oz	The Kroger Co	Possible Hepatitis A contamination.	Class I
2018-11-21	simple truth organic Red Quinoa Ingredients: organic red quinoa Distributed by The Kroger Co, Cincinnati, OH UPC1111086333 NET WT 16 oz (1 lb)	The Kroger Co	Product tested was not in compliance for pesticide exclusion.	Class III
2017-12-27	All Natural Dark Chocolate Covered Ginger INGREDIENTS: DARK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SOY LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER), SALT, VANILLA), GINGER (DICED/SLICED GINGER, SUGAR) AND CONFECTIONERS GLAZE. DISTRIBUTED BY THE KROGER CO CINCINNATI, OHIO 45201	The Kroger Co	The products may contain an undeclared milk allergen.	Class II
2017-12-27	All Natural Dark Chocolate Covered Cranberries INGREDIENTS: DARK CHOC (SUGAR, CHOC LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, SALT, VANILLA) CRANBERRIES, CONFECTIONERS GLAZE. DIST BY THE KROGER CO CINCINNATI, OHIO 45201	The Kroger Co	The products may contain an undeclared milk allergen.	Class II
2017-12-27	All Natural Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds INGREDIENTS: Natural Dark Chocolate (Sugar Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate Liquor Processed W/Alkali, Soy Lecithin (An Emulsifier), Vanilla, Salt,), Almonds And Confectioners Glaze. DIST BY THE KROGER CO CINCINNATI, OHIO 45201	The Kroger Co	The products may contain an undeclared milk allergen.	Class II
2017-12-27	All Natural Dark Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans INGREDIENTS: DARK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SOY LECITHIN (AN EMULSIFIER), VANILLA, SALT, AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORING ADDED), DRY ROASTED COFFEE BEANS AND CONFECTIONERS GLAZE DIST BY THE KROGER CO CINCINNATI, OHIO 45201	The Kroger Co	The products may contain an undeclared milk allergen.	Class II

Questions

How many FDA recalls has The Kroger Co had?: The FDA has published 91 food recall enforcement records naming The Kroger Co between 2014 and 2025. Those records cover 33 separate recall events: the agency opens one record per product code, so one recall of a product line appears as many records.
Does a high recall count mean a firm is unsafe?: Not on its own. Most FDA food recalls are initiated voluntarily by the firm, and a recall is the firm removing product from the market, which is what a working food safety plan is supposed to produce. Record counts also scale with the number of product codes a firm carries rather than with the number of things that went wrong.

All FDA food recall data

A recall is the end of an evidence trail that either existed or did not. Krolda maps supplier documents to the clause they satisfy in FSSC 22000, IFS Food and 21 CFR 117, and routes the corrective action when the evidence is missing.

Early access

Recall records come from the openFDA food enforcement API, published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the public domain. Krolda adds the hazard classification and the clause mapping; neither is an FDA determination. Always check the FDA notice before acting on a recall.