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Kroger Quinoa Recall: Pesticide Contamination Risk

The Kroger Company is recalling specific lots of 16 oz Quinoa bags due to possible pesticide contamination. Check your best-by dates immediately.

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

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1241-2019FoodKroger ›
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Recalling firmThe Kroger Company1240 State Ave · Cincinnati, OH 45204-1728
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The Kroger Company is recalling approximately 29,392 bags of 16 oz Quinoa because they may be contaminated with pesticide. The affected products were distributed to distribution centers in Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. No specific remedy or return instructions are provided in the record. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/17658-kroger-quinoa-recall-pesticide-contamination-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/17658-kroger-quinoa-recall-pesticide-contamination-risk · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1241-2019

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“Kroger Quinoa Recall: Pesticide Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/17658-kroger-quinoa-recall-pesticide-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1241-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1241-2019%22&limit=1).

The Food and Drug Administration announced on March 11, 2019, that The Kroger Company voluntarily recalled Quinoa 16 oz bags due to possible pesticide contamination. Owners should check their product's best-by date to determine if it is affected.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Kroger
  • Product: Quinoa 16 oz Bags
  • Best By Dates: 01FEB20L, 04FEB20L, 05FEB20L, 28FEB20L
  • Quantity: 29,392 bags (3,674 cases)
  • Distribution: Sent to Kroger Distribution Centers in CO, IN, KS, TN, TX, WI

The hazard

The recall involves Quinoa packaged in 16 oz plastic containers that may be contaminated with pesticide. The FDA classified the recall as Class III.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Kwok Shing American Ginsengs Recall: Potential Pesticide Contamination (2026-09-08), SunRidge Farms Organic Black Beans Recall: Pesticide Contamination Risk (2026-03-24), and Triple B COKE FARM Green Beans Recall: Potential Chemical Contamination (2025-10-29).

How to tell if you have this one

Look for Kroger brand Quinoa in 16 oz plastic packages. Check the 'BEST BY' date on the package; affected lots include 01FEB20L, 04FEB20L, 05FEB20L, and 28FEB20L.

  • Brand
    Kroger
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check your pantry

    Verify if you have Kroger Quinoa 16 oz bags with best-by dates of 01FEB20L, 04FEB20L, 05FEB20L, or 28FEB20L.

  2. Do not consume

    Because of the possible pesticide contamination, you should not eat these products.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 6 states and D.C..

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: yesINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: yesCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: yesKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: yesDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: yesTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “Sent to Kroger Distribution Centers (DC) in CO, IN, KS, TN, TX, WI” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Colorado, District of Columbia, Indiana, Kansas, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 5 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Mar 11, 201912. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Apr 3, 201923. FDA classified it Class III: Apr 8, 201934. FDA terminated the recall: Aug 9, 201942019
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  3. FDA classified it Class III
  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-1241-2019 (March 11, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1241-2019 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 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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