Corn that might have listeria recalled from nation’s 3 largest supermarket groups
Frozen corn products sold under the store brands of Kroger, Food Lion and Albertson’s array of chains — the nation’s three largest supermarket-only grocery sellers — have been recalled after one of the giants found listeria.
Here’s what you need to know.
What corn products are recalled?
Twin City Foods out of Stanwood, Washington, issued the recall as the manufacturer of the following products
▪ Kroger Mixed Vegetables Carrots, Super Sweet Corn, Green Beans & Green Peas, sold in 12-ounce bags, with best by dates May 2024, lot Nos. 53122; June 2024, lot No. 53412; and April 2024, side IDs 82942 and 83012.
▪ Kroger Super Sweet Corn, 32-ounce bags, best by April 2024, side IDs 82932 and 83012; May 2024, lot Nos. 53051 and 53112.
▪ Kroger Super Sweet Corn, 12-ounce bags, best by Feb. 2024, side ID 82352; April 2024 lot Nos. 52842 and 53042, side ID 82842; May 2024, lot No. 53272; June 2024, lot No. 53542; and July 2024, lot Nos. 50043 and 50033.
In addition to the eponymous chain, Kroger owns Ralphs, Baker’s, City Market, Dillons, Food 4 Less, Foods Co, Fred Meyer, Fry’s, Gerbes, Jay C Food Store, King Soopers, Mariano’s, Metro Market, Pay-Less Super Markets, Pick’n Save, QFC, Ruler and Smith’s Food and Drug.
Kroger hasn’t announced a breakdown of which stores received these products.
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▪ Food Lion Mixed Vegetables Carrots, Corn, Green Beans & Green Peas, sold in 16-ounce bags, lot No. 50183, best by Jan. 18, 2025. Food Lion said on its website that this lot was sold from Jan. 19 through last Saturday.
▪ Food Lion Super Sweet Cut Yellow Corn, sold in 16-ounce bags, lot Nos. 53072, best by Nov. 3, 2024; and 53622, best by Dec. 28, 2024. These were for sale from Nov. 7 through Friday.
Ahold Delhaize owns Food Lion, Stop & Shop and Hannaford and Giant stores.
▪ Signature Select Golden Corn Super Sweet, 12-ounce bags, best by Feb. 22, 2024, S5716 side ID.
Signature Select is the store brand for all the Albertson’s chains, which include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, Carrs, Kings Food Markets and Balducci’s Food Lovers Market.
What is listeria?
Listeria kills about 260 of the 1,600 Americans infected each year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Senior citizens, pregnant women and children under 5 are the most vulnerable to listeria’s worse effects. Listeria can cause stillbirths and miscarriage. Listeria symptoms include nausea, diarrhea, high fever, severe headaches, stomachaches, stiffness, confusion and poor balance.
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What should you do now?
If you have any of the above products, return them to the store for a full refund.
If you have questions on this recall, call Twin City Foods, 360-629-5678, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern time.
