That ready-to-eat pasta salad in your fridge could be carrying a dangerous secret. Kroger has issued an urgent recall for several of its popular deli salads across 30 U.S. states due to fears of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a potentially deadly bacterium posing serious health risks to vulnerable individuals, including pregnant women, the elderly, and those with weakened immune systems.
Announced on Monday evening, the recall affects a wide range of ready-to-eat deli pasta salads sold under Kroger's own brands. These include popular varieties such as Creamy Macaroni Salad, Southern Style Potato Salad, and Deviled Egg Pasta Salad. The products were sent to stores in states like Texas, Georgia, Ohio, and Michigan, and could have been purchased as recently as last weekend.
