{"id":6841,"date":"2026-05-16T01:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T23:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=b74b501683e15fd2ae7e0485df146abc"},"modified":"2026-05-16T01:20:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T23:20:00","slug":"sugar-foods-issues-recall-of-specific-lots-of-kroger-homestyle-cheese-garlic-croutons-due-to-possible-health-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=6841","title":{"rendered":"Sugar Foods Issues Recall of Specific Lots of Kroger Homestyle Cheese Garlic Croutons Due to Possible Health Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sugar Foods LLC is recalling certain lots of Kroger Homestyle Cheese Garlic Croutons, 5oz pouches, UPC 0 11110 81353 4 due to the potential for <i>Salmonella <\/i>contamination associated with milk powder used as an ingredient in the product. <i>Salmonella <\/i>is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with <i>Salmonella <\/i>may experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with <i>Salmonella <\/i>can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis, and arthritis.<\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260515244684\/en\/2807085\/4\/Kroger_Homestyle_Cheese_Garlic_Croutons_front_of_bag.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260515244684\/en\/2807085\/22\/Kroger_Homestyle_Cheese_Garlic_Croutons_front_of_bag.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260515244684\/en\/2807085\/4\/Kroger_Homestyle_Cheese_Garlic_Croutons_front_of_bag.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260515244684\/en\/2807085\/21\/Kroger_Homestyle_Cheese_Garlic_Croutons_front_of_bag.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260515244684\/en\/2795978\/5\/SFC_logo.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260515244684\/en\/2795978\/22\/SFC_logo.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260515244684\/en\/2795978\/5\/SFC_logo.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260515244684\/en\/2795978\/21\/SFC_logo.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>\nThe affected milk powder was supplied by California Dairies, Inc. to our seasoning supplier, Solina USA, and incorporated into the seasoning blend that Sugar Foods purchases from Solina USA and applies to the croutons. The affected seasoning batches tested negative for <i>Salmonella <\/i>prior to use.<\/p><p>\nThis action follows a third-party supplier-initiated recall by California Dairies, Inc. due to concerns regarding potential <i>Salmonella <\/i>contamination in milk powder. Out of an abundance of caution, and because this milk powder was used in a seasoning ingredient supplied to Sugar Foods, the company is initiating this recall. Sugar Foods is recalling this product based on the ingredient supplier\u2019s recall.<\/p><p>\nNo illnesses have been reported to date.<\/p><p>\nThe recall is limited to <b>specific lots of Kroger Homestyle Cheese Garlic Croutons <\/b>with the following:<\/p><table cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"bwblockalignl bwtablemarginb bwwidth100\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwtopsingle bwsinglebottom bwleftsingle bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth30\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n<b>PRODUCT<\/b><\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwtopsingle bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth10\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n<b>SIZE<\/b><\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwtopsingle bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n<b>UPC<\/b><\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwtopsingle bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth40\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n<b>USE BY DATE<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwsinglebottom bwleftsingle bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth30\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nKroger Homestyle Cheese Garlic Croutons<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwvertalignt bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth10\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n5 oz<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwpadb3 bwvertalignt bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n0 11110 81353 4<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwvertalignt bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwpadl3 bwwidth40\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nBEST IF USED BY FEB 17 27<\/p><p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nBEST IF USED BY FEB 18 27<\/p><p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nBEST IF USED BY FEB 27 27<\/p><p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nBEST IF USED BY FEB 28 27<\/p><p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nBEST IF USED BY MAR 6 27<\/p><p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nBEST IF USED BY MAR 9 27<\/p><p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nBEST IF USED BY MAR 21 27<\/p><p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nBEST IF USED BY APR 1 27<\/p><p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nBEST IF USED BY APR 7 27<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table><p>\nThe products were distributed between March 7, 2026 to April 7, 2026, to Kroger stores located in the following states: AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, OH, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI &amp; WV.<\/p><p>\nConsumers who purchased one of the recalled crouton lots listed above may contact Sugar Foods LLC directly at 332-240-6676 for questions or more information 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.<\/p><p>\nThis recall is being conducted in coordination with FDA.<\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p>\n<b>Media Contact: Ms. Krista Locke 805-396-5014<\/b><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Sugar Foods LLC is recalling certain lots of Kroger Homestyle Cheese Garlic Croutons, 5oz pouches, UPC 0 11110 81353 4 due to the potential for Salmonella contamination associated with milk powder used as an i&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6841"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6842,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6841\/revisions\/6842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}