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Class I · Recall · initiated April 27, 2026 · Completed

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Sugar Foods recalls Kroger Cheese and Garlic Croutons made with recalled milk powder

Sugar Foods recalled 13,739 cases of Kroger-brand Homestyle Cheese and Garlic Croutons after its supplier said the nonfat milk powder used in the product had been recalled for possible Salmonella, a private-label cascade.

The record

Firm
Sugar Foods LLC, Villa Rica, GA
Product
Kroger HOMESTYLE Cheese AND Garlic CROUTONS NET WT 5 OZ (141g) UPC 0 11110 81353 4 DISTRIBUTED BY THE KROGER CO., CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202
Reason, as filed
“Possible Salmonella in croutons. The firm was notified by their supplier that the non-fat milk powder used to manufacture the product was recalled due to possible salmonella.”
Classification
Class I (Class I: reasonable probability of serious health consequences or death)
Recall number
H-0781-2026
Initiated
April 27, 2026
Posted by FDA
May 20, 2026
Status
Completed · Voluntary: Firm initiated
Quantity
13,739cs/12/5oz pouches
Distribution
Product was shipped to distribution centers in the following states: IN, TN & WI.

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Why it happened, in plain English

The filed reason says the firm “was notified by their supplier that the non-fat milk powder used to manufacture the product was recalled due to possible salmonella.” The record does not name the supplier and does not say whether the milk powder went through a heat step. A cheese seasoning applied to a crouton after baking gets none, and a firm cannot assume a kill step it has not validated.

The private-label angle is the point. The label reads “Distributed by The Kroger Co., Cincinnati,” and the maker is Sugar Foods in Villa Rica, Georgia. Shoppers see Kroger; FDA’s record names Sugar Foods. Product went to distribution centers in IN, TN and WI, so the retail footprint was wider than three states suggests. This is the third link in a chain: dairy to crouton maker to retailer brand, and each link found out from the one above it. The record lists the recall as completed.

Who else should care

Contract manufacturers making retailer brands: snacks, croutons, crackers, coated nuts. The brand on the pack is your customer’s, but the recall obligation and the FDA record are yours. Retailers with private-label programs should ask how fast a co-packer’s supplier notice reaches them, who tells the stores, and whether the answer is written down anywhere.

Check: whether your co-packer agreement says who calls whom, and within how many hours, when an upstream ingredient is recalled.

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Written 2026-09-08. Analysis is editorial; the record above is FDA's.