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Updated · USA TODAY · Aug 14
Kettle Cuisine Recalls 3,240 Walmart Soup Kits in 29 States Over Listeria Risk
Updated
Updated · USA TODAY · Aug 14

Kettle Cuisine Recalls 3,240 Walmart Soup Kits in 29 States Over Listeria Risk

3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Aug 14

Summary

  • 3,240 Marketside Tomato Bisque Soup Kits sold at select Walmart stores in 29 states were recalled after Kettle Cuisine found a presumptive positive test for listeria monocytogenes during routine checks.
  • No illnesses have been reported, but the company said consumers should not eat the 14-ounce kits — UPC 194346474004, expiration date Aug. 22, 2026 — and should discard them or return them for a refund.
  • The kits were sold between June 30 and July 7, and Kettle Cuisine said it is investigating the possible contamination with the FDA.
  • Listeria can cause serious or fatal infections in young children, older adults, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems; the CDC says nearly 1 in 6 non-pregnancy invasive cases are fatal.

Insights

Why did a routine FDA test suddenly trigger a massive recall of Walmart soup kits weeks after they hit the shelves?
How does a deadly bacteria survive refrigeration to turn a simple ready-to-eat tomato soup kit into a silent health threat?