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FRED MEYER

Owned by The Kroger Co. · 57 products in USDA FoodData Central · as of Oct 28, 2026 · Report an error · Change log

CSWH grade B (71)

Method v1.0 (how we grade), based on the records below; exact score 71.4211.

Grade by indicator
IndicatorGradeWhat we found
Recalls (40%)C (60)1 Class I (10 points) · 1 event For current recalls see FDA and USDA.
Ingredients (40%)B (84)Tier A: 0 of 57 products · A (100) (25%)
Tier B: 15 of 57 products (Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO), FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 40, Titanium dioxide, DATEM, FD&C Yellow No. 5 and 1 more) · C (56) (15%) · products
FDA warning letters (20%)B (70)1 letter to the owner Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 28, 2026.

Shown, not graded: recall reasons (1 pathogen) · IARC notes (3 products) · FDA dye pledge: none on FDA's tracker.

Recalls, Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 28, 2026

  1. Class I, Sep 26, 2025 · Pathogen · FDA event 97738, 2 products (counted once)

    • Basil Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad, packaged in plastic containers with various weights, with UPC 217573-1XXXX (sold at deli service counters) or UPC 217573-2XXXX (sold as Grab-n-Go packages in deli departments), under the banners Kroger, Baker's, City Market, Dillons, Fred Meyer, Fry's, Gerbes, King Soopers, Payless, Ralphs and Smith's

      Reason (FDA's words)
      Store-made deli items contain a pasta ingredient that was recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes
      Code information
      Sold On: Sep 6 2025 through Oct 2 2025
      Recalling firm
      The Kroger Co
      Dates
      Recall started Sep 26, 2025; classified Oct 17, 2025
      Status
      Terminated (status reported by FDA at classification)
      How we matched it
      matched by recalling firm (name) and brand name

      FDA record H-0094-2026: openFDA · Report an error

    • Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad, packaged in plastic containers with various weights, with UPC 227573-1XXXX (sold at deli service counters) or UPC 227573-2XXXX (sold as Grab-n-Go packages in deli departments), under the banners Kroger, Baker's, City Market, Dillons, Fred Meyer, Fry's, Gerbes, King Soopers, Payless, Ralphs and Smith's

      Reason (FDA's words)
      Store-made deli items contain a pasta ingredient that was recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes
      Code information
      Sold On: Aug 29 2025 through Oct 2 2025
      Recalling firm
      The Kroger Co
      Dates
      Recall started Sep 26, 2025; classified Oct 17, 2025
      Status
      Terminated (status reported by FDA at classification)
      How we matched it
      matched by recalling firm (name) and brand name

      FDA record H-0095-2026: openFDA · Report an error

2 recall events by The Kroger Co. name no brand, so they are on the owner's page, not counted here.

Store-brand and co-packer recalls count on a brand only when a UPC in the recall matches one of its products.

Ingredients on our watch list

Products (17)

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FDA warning letters to The Kroger Co., Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 28, 2026

FDA notes that later events may have changed the regulatory status of what a letter discusses.