--- title: "Kroger: Cheese and Garlic Croutons — FDA announcement May 18, 2026 | Is It on Recall" description: "Due to potential for Salmonella contamination." url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/fdapress-a190ae51629dc547-kroger-cheese-and-garlic-croutons/ updated: 2026-10-01 site: "Is It on Recall" language: en --- [Recall archive](https://isitonrecall.com/archives/) / FDA company announcement # Kroger: Cheese and Garlic Croutons — FDA announcement May 18, 2026 Published notice; closure not supplied A company announcement posted by FDA. The listing date can differ from the original announcement date. The absence of a termination marker does not prove the recall is currently ongoing. Source date May 18, 2026. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026. Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/). ## What the record says - **Product**: Cheese and Garlic Croutons - **Reason**: Due to potential for Salmonella contamination. - **Classification**: Not supplied - **Recalling firm**: Sugar Foods, LLC. - **Quantity**: Not supplied - **Agency-reported status**: Company recall announcement - **Source record identifier**: a190ae51629dc547 [Open the official record](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/sugar-foods-issues-recall-specific-lots-kroger-homestyle-cheese-garlic-croutons-due-possible-health) ## Lot and product identifiers | Label field | Details supplied by the agency | | --- | --- | | Lot, code or applicability | WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA – May 15, 2026 — 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 ingredient in the product. Salmonella 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 Salmonella may experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella 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.; PRODUCT \| SIZE \| UPC \| USE BY DATE; Kroger Homestyle Cheese Garlic Croutons \| 5 oz \| 0 11110 81353 4 \| 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 | Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough. ## Product tables from the announcement These identifying details come from the company announcement posted by FDA. Check the current notice for revisions. **FDA company announcement, table 1** | PRODUCT | SIZE | UPC | USE BY DATE | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Kroger Homestyle Cheese Garlic Croutons | 5 oz | 0 11110 81353 4 | 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 | Announcement retrieved Oct 1, 2026. [Official announcement](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/sugar-foods-issues-recall-specific-lots-kroger-homestyle-cheese-garlic-croutons-due-possible-health). ## Distribution The 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 & WV. States below are derived from the distribution text, including nationwide wording. They are not inferred from the firm's address. - [Alabama](https://isitonrecall.com/state/alabama/) - [Arkansas](https://isitonrecall.com/state/arkansas/) - [Georgia](https://isitonrecall.com/state/georgia/) - [Illinois](https://isitonrecall.com/state/illinois/) - [Indiana](https://isitonrecall.com/state/indiana/) - [Kentucky](https://isitonrecall.com/state/kentucky/) - [Louisiana](https://isitonrecall.com/state/louisiana/) - [Michigan](https://isitonrecall.com/state/michigan/) - [Missouri](https://isitonrecall.com/state/missouri/) - [Mississippi](https://isitonrecall.com/state/mississippi/) - [Ohio](https://isitonrecall.com/state/ohio/) - [South Carolina](https://isitonrecall.com/state/south-carolina/) - [Tennessee](https://isitonrecall.com/state/tennessee/) - [Texas](https://isitonrecall.com/state/texas/) - [Virginia](https://isitonrecall.com/state/virginia/) - [Wisconsin](https://isitonrecall.com/state/wisconsin/) - [West Virginia](https://isitonrecall.com/state/west-virginia/) ## Dates in the source - **Fda listing date**: May 18, 2026 - **Company announcement date**: May 15, 2026 FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable. ## What to do next Consumers 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. [Read the current instructions](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/sugar-foods-issues-recall-specific-lots-kroger-homestyle-cheese-garlic-croutons-due-possible-health) ## Related records [Cheese records](https://isitonrecall.com/product/cheese/) [Dairy and eggs records](https://isitonrecall.com/category/dairy-and-eggs/) [SUGAR FOODS LLC records](https://isitonrecall.com/brand/sugar-foods-llc/)