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Kroger Simple Truth Dry Roasted Macadamia Nuts Recall: Listeria Risk

Kroger recalls Simple Truth Dry Roasted Macadamia Nuts due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check UPC 01111002478 for affected products.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-2577-2017FoodKroger ›
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What happened, in plain English

Kroger is recalling Simple Truth Dry Roasted Macadamia Nuts 12 oz bags because they found Listeria monocytogenes. This bacteria can cause serious illness, so affected consumers should stop using the product. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/20874-kroger-simple-truth-dry-roasted-macadamia-nuts-recall-listeria-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/20874-kroger-simple-truth-dry-roasted-macadamia-nuts-recall-listeria-risk · Updated October 8, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-2577-2017

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“Kroger Simple Truth Dry Roasted Macadamia Nuts Recall: Listeria Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/20874-kroger-simple-truth-dry-roasted-macadamia-nuts-recall-listeria-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-2577-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-2577-2017%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause severe infections, especially in pregnant women, newborns, and the elderly. Contaminated food can lead to serious illness or death if consumed.

Who’s affected

Anyone who purchased Simple Truth Dry Roasted Macadamia Nuts 12 oz bags with UPC 01111002478 from Kroger stores. Pregnant women, newborns, and elderly individuals are at higher risk for serious illness.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the UPC 01111002478 on the product label. Products were sold from December 9, 2017, through April 7, 2018, in Kroger stores.

  • Brand
    Kroger
  • Product
    Simple truth Dry Roasted Macadamia Nuts 12 oz bags UPC 0 1111 00247 8 DISTRIBUTED BY THE KROGER CO. CINCINNATI, OHIO
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop Using Product

    Discard any Simple Truth Dry Roasted Macadamia Nuts 12 oz bags with UPC 01111002478 that you have.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 32 states.

Alaska: yesAKMaine: 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: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: 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: “Product was shipped to the following states: AL, AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV & WY.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, 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 2 years after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jun 13, 201712. FDA classified it Class I: Jul 13, 201723. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Jul 19, 201734. FDA terminated the recall: May 31, 2019420172019
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  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-2577-2017 (June 13, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-2577-2017 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 8, 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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