CINCINNATI, June 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co.
(NYSE: KR) said today it is withdrawing Kroger pre-cut cantaloupe,
pre-cut watermelon and pre-cut melon mixes sold in its Indiana and Michigan retail stores due to possible
contamination from a strain of Salmonella Adelaide.
On June 7, the company was
informed by the CDC and FDA that multiple illnesses have been
reported in connection with this outbreak. The products implicated
were limited to select Kroger, Jay C, Owen's and Pay Less stores in
Indiana and Michigan, and were provided by a third-party
supplier that is fully cooperating with the investigation.
Although the reported illness onset ended on May 28 and the shelf life on these products is
very limited, out of an abundance of caution Kroger immediately
removed these products from its stores and has temporarily
suspended shipment of any new products from this supplier. This
withdrawal does not affect other pre-cut fruit available in
stores.
Kroger has withdrawn from sale the following items:
Product
|
UPC
|
Sell-By
Dates:
|
Size
|
MELON SPEARS
TRIO
|
82676613959
|
6/11/18 AND
BEFORE
|
16 oz.
|
FRUIT SPEARS
MIXED
|
82676613960
|
6/11/18 AND
BEFORE
|
16
oz.
|
WATERMELON
SPEARS
|
82676613962
|
6/11/18 AND
BEFORE
|
16
oz.
|
MELON MEDLEY -
SMALL
|
82676613980
|
6/11/18 AND
BEFORE
|
10
oz.
|
WATERMELON CHUNKS
- SMALL
|
82676613985
|
6/11/18 AND
BEFORE
|
10
oz.
|
CANTALOUPE CHUNKS
- SMALL
|
82676614000
|
6/11/18 AND
BEFORE
|
10
oz.
|
HONEYDEW CHUNKS -
SMALL
|
82676614001
|
6/11/18 AND
BEFORE
|
10
oz.
|
CANTALOUPE
CHUNKS
|
82676614006
|
6/11/18 AND
BEFORE
|
24
oz.
|
MELON
MIX
|
82676614007
|
6/11/18 AND
BEFORE
|
24
oz.
|
WATERMELON
CHUNKS
|
82676614008
|
6/11/18 AND
BEFORE
|
24
oz.
|
WATERMELON
CHUNKS
|
82676614014
|
6/11/18 AND
BEFORE
|
48
oz.
|
FRUIT SNACK
TRAY
|
82676614015
|
6/11/18 AND
BEFORE
|
40
oz.
|
FRUIT
MEDLEY
|
82676614017
|
6/11/18 AND
BEFORE
|
10
oz.
|
FRUIT
MEDLEY
|
82676614024
|
6/11/18 AND
BEFORE
|
24
oz.
|
FRUIT
MEDLEY
|
82676614030
|
6/11/18 AND
BEFORE
|
48
oz.
|
SMALL FRUIT TRAY
W/ DIP
|
82676614538
|
6/11/18 AND
BEFORE
|
26.75
oz.
|
LARGE FRUIT TRAY
W/ DIP
|
82676614539
|
6/11/18 AND
BEFORE
|
63.0
oz.
|
FRUIT TRAY
W/WATERMELON
|
82676618549
|
6/11/18 AND
BEFORE
|
64.75
oz.
|
FRUIT FIESTA
SALAD
|
82676618564
|
6/11/18 AND
BEFORE
|
18
oz.
|
Customers who have purchased the above products from the
company's Indiana and Michigan store locations should not consume
them and should return them to a store for a full refund or
replacement.
Customers who have questions may contact Kroger at
1-800-KROGERS.
At The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), we are dedicated to our Purpose:
to Feed the Human Spirit™. We are nearly half a million
associates who serve nine million customers daily through a
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under a variety of banner names, serving America through food
inspiration and uplift, and creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste
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