Recall Check: Bagged Kale Sold at Winn-Dixie, Kroger Recalled for Listeria Contamination

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Bagged Kale, Kroger Recall Overview: 

• Who: The Kroger Co. and Baker Farms issued voluntary recalls for bagged kale products. 
• Why: One pound and 16 ounce packages of bagged kale may be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes. 
• Where: The product was distributed to stores in at least a dozen states.

Before blending that kale or throwing it in a salad, consumers should be sure the leafy green is not part of a recent recall affecting Kroger and other grocery stores. The Kroger Co and Baker Farms each issued voluntary recalls for bagged kale products due to a possible contamination of listeria monocytogenes. 

The kale recalls affect Kroger branded Kale, produced by Baker Farms, that comes in 16 ounce bags and has a best by date of “09-18-2021” with a UPC of 11110-18170, Baker Farms Kale with a best by date of “09-18-2021” and UPC of 13098-02001, and SEG Grocers Kale with a best by date of “09-18-2021” and UPC of 38259-11482.

In addition, Baker Farms is recalling their Baker Farms, Kroger, and SEG Grocers brand names of Kale, 1 lb plastic bags with a “best by” date of “09-18-2021” and “107020-21832” written on the package. 

Bagged Kale, Kroger Recall Details

Baker Farms and Kroger say that they have not received any reports of illness related to consuming the affected kale product. According to the recall notice issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Kroger pulled the recalled kale from its produce departments as of Sept. 16. 

Customers who bought the affected 16 ounce Kroger kale product should dispose of it or can return it to its place of purchase for a full refund, says the company. 

The products were reportedly distributed to Kroger stores in the Nashville, Columbus, and Atlanta Divisions, which service Columbus and Toledo, Ohio, Knoxville, Tennessee, eastern West Virginia, and the states of Alabama, South Carolina, and Georgia. 

Customers who purchased the one pound bagged kale produced by Baker Farms should dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. 

The Baker Farm’s recalled kale was sold at grocery stores, including Winn-Dixie, Harveys,  and Fresco Y Mas, as well as other retail locations in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New York, and Virginia.

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious adverse effects in young children, the elderly, or those with compromised immune systems, according to the FDA. Healthy individuals may only suffer short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, nausea, and diarrhea. 

Top Class Actions will monitor the kale recall and other food safety recalls for developments. 

Kroger agreed to a $780 million class action settlement last month with consumers who alleged the company falsely advertised its bread crumbs product as containing “0g Trans Fat.” 

Have you purchased bagged kale recalled at Kroger or another grocery store? Let us know in the comments!

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