Sugar Foods Issues Recall of Specific Lots of Kroger Homestyle Cheese Garlic Croutons Due to Possible Health Risk
Sugar Foods LLC issued a voluntary recall for specific lots of 5oz Kroger Homestyle Cheese Garlic Croutons due to potential Salmonella contamination linked to a milk powder ingredient.
This affects Sugar Foods LLC, Kroger retail operations, food safety quality personnel, and supply chain managers responsible for ingredient sourcing.
The recall highlights the risk of secondary contamination where a single raw ingredient (milk powder) necessitates the withdrawal of finished retail goods. This suggests a need for heightened scrutiny of Certificate of Analysis (CoA) data from ingredient suppliers to prevent downstream distribution of pathogenic organisms.
QA teams should immediately verify if affected lot numbers are in inventory, secure suspected product to prevent distribution, and review supplier qualification protocols for high-risk ingredients like milk powder.
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 t
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