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SUGAR FOODS LLC Recall: Possible Salmonella in croutons. The firm was notified by their supplier that the non-fat milk powder used to manufacture the product was recalled due to possible salmonella.
🇺🇸 United States
CompletedClass I
Company
SUGAR FOODS LLC
Product
Kroger HOMESTYLE Cheese AND Garlic CROUTONS NET WT 5 OZ (141…
Recall date
April 27, 2026
Source
FDA
Reason for recall
Possible Salmonella in croutons. The firm was notified by their supplier that the non-fat milk powder used to manufacture the product was recalled due to possible salmonella.
- Recall initiated
- Reported by source
Recalled products
Product description
UPC
Quantity
Lot / code information
Kroger HOMESTYLE Cheese AND Garlic CROUTONS NET WT 5 OZ (141g) UPC 0 11110 81353 4 DISTRIBUTED BY THE KROGER CO., CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202
Not published in this source record
13,739cs/12/5oz pouches
BEST IF USED BY FEB 17 27 BEST IF USED BY FEB 18 27 BEST IF USED BY FEB 27 27 BEST IF USED BY FEB 28 27 BEST IF USED BY MAR 6 27 BEST IF USED BY MAR 9 27 BEST IF USED BY MAR 21 27 BEST IF USED BY APR 1 27 BEST IF USED BY APR 7 27
Distribution
Product was shipped to distribution centers in the following states: IN
TN & WI.
Official source record
Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
H-0781-2026
Event ID
98839
Status
Completed
Classification
Class I
Company
SUGAR FOODS LLC
Product description
Kroger HOMESTYLE Cheese AND Garlic CROUTONS NET WT 5 OZ (141g) UPC 0 11110 81353 4 DISTRIBUTED BY THE KROGER CO., CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202
Quantity
13,739cs/12/5oz pouches
Reason
Possible Salmonella in croutons. The firm was notified by their supplier that the non-fat milk powder used to manufacture the product was recalled due to possible salmonella.
Recall initiation date
April 27, 2026
Report date
May 20, 2026
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
Not terminated as of this source record
Distribution pattern
Product was shipped to distribution centers in the following states: IN, TN & WI.
UPC, lot, and code information
BEST IF USED BY FEB 17 27 BEST IF USED BY FEB 18 27 BEST IF USED BY FEB 27 27 BEST IF USED BY FEB 28 27 BEST IF USED BY MAR 6 27 BEST IF USED BY MAR 9 27 BEST IF USED BY MAR 21 27 BEST IF USED BY APR 1 27 BEST IF USED BY APR 7 27
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Telephone
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
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Distributed
No data published
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county-level or point-level precision.
Distribution map
State
Distributed
Indiana
1
Tennessee
1
Wisconsin
1
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