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Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published November 6, 2020

Kroger HomeChef Meal Kit Recall: Listeria Risk in Chicken Breast

Kroger recalls HomeChef meal kits with Buffalo Pretzel Chicken Breast due to potential Listeria contamination in the pretzel breading. Consumers should check lot numbers and contact Kroger for details.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0166-2021FoodKroger ›
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Recalling firmThe Kroger Co1014 Vine St · Cincinnati, OH 45202-1141
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Kroger is recalling HomeChef meal kits containing Buffalo Pretzel Chicken Breast because the pretzel breading may have been contaminated with Listeria. This could lead to foodborne illness if the product is consumed. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/15034-kroger-homechef-meal-kit-recall-listeria-risk-in-chicken-breast.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/15034-kroger-homechef-meal-kit-recall-listeria-risk-in-chicken-breast · Updated October 4, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0166-2021

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“Kroger HomeChef Meal Kit Recall: Listeria Risk in Chicken Breast.” GovInfoNow, updated October 4, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/15034-kroger-homechef-meal-kit-recall-listeria-risk-in-chicken-breast. Based on FDA recall #F-0166-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0166-2021%22&limit=1).

The Food and Drug Administration announced on Nov. 6, 2020, that The Kroger Co voluntarily recalled HomeChef meal kits due to a suspect Listeria species hazard in the pretzel breading ingredient. Consumers should stop consuming the product immediately.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Kroger
  • Product: HomeChef meal kit: Buffalo Pretzel Chicken Breast with Roasted Cauliflower and Broccoli
  • Size: 29 ounce
  • UPC: 840134362403
  • Expiration date: 11/11/20
  • Units affected: 1,080 meal kits

The hazard

The supplier-provided pretzel breading ingredient was suspect for Listeria species, though no further confirmation was performed. The recall is classified as Class II.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show The Kroger Co has 32 other recalls on record since Nov. 24, 2014. Recent Kroger recalls include a Sept. 26, 2025 Basil Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad recall for Listeria risk and an Oct. 11, 2024 Home Chef Chicken Street Taco recall for Listeria contamination risk. Other recent recalls of similar products include the Aug. 11, 2026 CUISINE KETTLE Tomato Bisque Soup Kit recall for Listeria risk and the Nov. 22, 2025 EverRoast Chicken Caesar Wrap recall for Listeria risk.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the product name 'HomeChef Buffalo Pretzel Chicken Breast with Roasted Cauliflower and Broccoli' and the UPC code 840134362403. The expiration date is November 11, 2020.

  • Brand
    Kroger
  • Product
    HomeChef meal kit: Buffalo Pretzel Chicken Breast with Roasted Cauliflower and Broccoli. 29 ounce
  • Category
    Food
FDA recall event · 3 products

All 3 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class II
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantity
F-0165-2021HomeChef Meal kit:One-Sheet Pretzel-Crusted Chicken with roasted broccoli and honey mustard..31.0 OZ (1 LB 15 OZ) 879g; No lot codes used. Product number 13106 UPC: 812071030592 Expiration date is 11/13/202,814 meal kits
F-0166-2021HomeChef meal kit: Buffalo Pretzel Chicken Breast with Roasted Cauliflower and Broccoli. 29 ounce.; No lot codes used. UPC: 840134362403. Expiration date is 11/11/20.1,080 meal kits
F-0167-2021HomeChef meal kit:Steak and Walnut-Green Onion Sauce with roasted potatoes and creamed spinach.; No lot codes used. Product number is 12396. UPC: 840134300313. Expiration date is 11/11/2039,752 meal kits
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Details

    Look for the UPC code 840134362403 on the meal kit packaging.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 33 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: yesIDMontana: yesMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: yesMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: yesORNevada: yesNVWyoming: yesWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: yesCONebraska: yesNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: yesWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: yesDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: yesNMKansas: yesKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: yesMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: yesTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon,…” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 3 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Nov 6, 202012. FDA classified it Class II: Dec 9, 202023. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Dec 16, 202034. FDA terminated the recall: Feb 16, 2021420202021
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-0166-2021 (November 6, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0166-2021 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 4, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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