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Albertsons Ready Meals Smoked Mozzarella With Hot Links Recall: Listeria Risk

Albertsons recalls store-made Ready Meals Smoked Mozzarella With Hot Links Extra Large due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination in the pasta ingredient. Consumers should check UPC 200003 ##### and discard if purchased between Sep 25-25 and Oct 4-25.

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Recalling firmAlbertsons Companies LLC250 E Park Center Blvd · Boise, ID 83726-0020
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Albertsons is recalling store-made Ready Meals Smoked Mozzarella With Hot Links Extra Large because they contain Listeria monocytogenes from a recalled pasta ingredient. This poses a risk of serious illness, so affected consumers should stop using the product immediately. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/7121-albertsons-ready-meals-smoked-mozzarella-with-hot-links-recall-listeria.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/7121-albertsons-ready-meals-smoked-mozzarella-with-hot-links-recall-listeria · Updated August 17, 2026 · Official notice: FDA #H-0124-2026

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“Albertsons Ready Meals Smoked Mozzarella With Hot Links Recall: Listeria Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/7121-albertsons-ready-meals-smoked-mozzarella-with-hot-links-recall-listeria. Based on FDA recall #H-0124-2026.

The FDA announced on September 26, 2025, that Albertsons Companies LLC voluntarily recalled Ready Meals Smoked Mozzarella With Hot Links Extra Large due to a potential Listeria monocytogenes hazard. The product contains a recalled Penne pasta ingredient linked to the bacteria.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Albertsons
  • Product: Ready Meals Smoked Mozzarella With Hot Links Extra Large
  • UPC: 200003 #####
  • Sold under banners: Carrs-Safeway, Eagle, and Safeway
  • Sell Thru Dates: SEP 25 25 Thru OCT 4 25

The hazard

The recalled items contain a Penne pasta ingredient that was itself recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA classified this as a Class I recall, indicating the highest degree of danger.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Albertsons Companies LLC has 14 other recalls on record since February 25, 2019. Other recent recalls of similar products include Lucerne Cottage Cheese Recall (March 16, 2026), Albertsons Recalls Premium Tuna Salad Due to Listeria Contamination Risk (July 17, 2025), and Albertsons Burger Wild Salmon Feta Spinach Recall (May 6, 2026). Other recent recalls of similar products include Wegmans Recalls Locatelli Grated Pecorino Romano Due to Listeria Risk (November 22, 2025), Gias Food Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine Recall (September 3, 2026), and Clover Hill Dairy Smoked Pepper Cheese Recall (June 1, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the UPC 200003 ##### on the product label. This ready meal was sold in Alaska under store banners Carrs-Safeway, Eagle, and Safeway between September 25 and October 4, 2025.

  • Brand
    Albertsons
  • Category
    Food
FDA recall event · 10 products

All 10 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 I
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    Distributed in AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, HI, LA, NE, NM, NV, OK, SD, TX, UT, and WY.
Recall numberProduct, codes & lots
H-0117-2026READY MEALS Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad, UPC 27133 #####. Product was made in-store with store generated scale label applied to the container. Sold under store banners Albertsons, Pavilions, Randalls, Safeway, Tom Thumb, and Vons in AR, AZ, CA, CO, LA, NE, NM, NV, OK, SD, TX, UT, and WY.; Sell Thru Dates: SEP 8 25 Thru OCT 4 25
H-0118-2026Basil Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad, UPC 294921 #####. Product was made in-store with store generated scale label applied to the container. Sold under store banners Albertsons, Pavilions, Randalls, Safeway, Tom Thumb, and Vons in AR, AZ, CA, CO, LA, NE, NM, NV, OK, SD, TX, UT, and WY.; Sell Thru Dates: SEP 8 25 Thru OCT 4 25
H-0119-2026Basil Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad, UPC 216492 #####. Product was made in-store with store generated scale label applied to the container. Sold under store banners Andronico's Community, Markets, Pak'N Save, Safeway, and Vons in CA, HI, and NV.; Sell Thru Dates: SEP 11 25 Thru Thru OCT 4 25
H-0120-2026Ready Meals Basil Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad, UPC 291308 #####. Product was made in-store with store generated scale label applied to the container. Sold under store banners Carrs-Safeway, Eagle, and Safeway in AK.; Sell Thru Dates: SEP 18 25 Thru Thru OCT 4 25
H-0121-2026Ready Meals Spinach Bowtie Pasta Salad, UPC 211426 #####. Product was made in-store with store generated scale label applied to the container. Sold under store banners Albertsons, Amigos, Market, Market Street, and United in NY and TX.; Sell Thru Dates: SEP 16 25 Thru Thru OCT 4 25
H-0122-2026Ready Meals Basil Bowtie Pasta Salad, UPC 211913 #####. Product was made in-store with store generated scale label applied to the container. Sold under store banners Albertsons, Market, Amigos, Market Street, and United in NM and TX.; Sell Thru Dates: SEP 16 25 Thru Thru OCT 4 25
H-0123-2026Grilled Chicken & Basil Pasta Extra Large UPC 213035 #####. Product was made in-store with store generated scale label applied to the container. Sold under store banners Carrs-Safeway, Eagle, and Safeway in AK; Sell Thru Dates: SEP 18 25 Thru OCT 4 25
H-0124-2026Ready Meals Smoked Mozzarella With Hot Links Extra Large, UPC 200003 #####. Product was made in-store with store generated scale label applied to the container. Sold under store banners Carrs-Safeway, Eagle, and Safeway in AK; Sell Thru Dates: SEP 25 25 Thru OCT 4 25
H-0125-2026Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad Kit, UPC 271876 #####. Product was made in-store with store generated scale label applied to the container. Sold under store banners Carrs-Safeway, Eagle, and Safeway in AK.; Sell Thru Dates: SEP 25 25 Thru OCT 4 25
H-0126-2026Ready Meals Smoked Mozzarella Penne Pasta Salad, UPC 291298 #####. Product was made in-store with store generated scale label applied to the container. Sold under store banners Carrs-Safeway, Eagle, and Safeway in AK.; Sell Thru Dates: SEP 25 25 Thru OCT 4 25
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop Using Now

    Discard the product immediately as it contains Listeria monocytogenes which can cause serious illness.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 15 states.

Alaska: yesAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: yesNVWyoming: yesWYSouth Dakota: yesSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: yesCONebraska: yesNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: yesNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: yesHITexas: yesTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “Distributed in AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, HI, LA, NE, NM, NV, OK, SD, TX, UT, and WY.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 2 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Sep 26, 202512. FDA classified it Class I: Oct 22, 202523. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Oct 29, 202534. FDA terminated the recall: Nov 25, 202542025
  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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Questions people ask

How can I check if I have this product?

Look for the UPC 200003 ##### on the product label. This ready meal was made in-store with a store-generated scale label.

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #H-0124-2026 (September 26, 2025)
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 17, 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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