--- title: Kroger Recalls Spices For Possible Salmonella Contamination description: The supermarket chain's four spices were found to have traces of salmonella by the FDA canonical: https://time.com/3975529/kroger-recall-spices-salmonella/ author: Tanya Basu article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-28T19:24:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T09:40:17.284Z article:section: Health og:title: Kroger Recalls Spices For Possible Salmonella Contamination og:description: They include ground cinnamon, garlic powder, black pepper and "bac'n buds" og:url: https://time.com/3975529/kroger-recall-spices-salmonella/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Kroger Recalls Spices For Possible Salmonella Contamination twitter:description: They include ground cinnamon, garlic powder, black pepper and "bac'n buds" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Kroger Recalls Spices Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination > Sponsored content. 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The recall includes Kroger Ground Cinnamon, Kroger Garlic Powder, Kroger Coarse Ground Black Pepper and Kroger Bac’n Buds. The FDA [found](http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm456182.htm) traces of salmonella in spices at a store in North Augusta, S. Carolina. The recall affects not only stores in South Carolina but also locations in 31 states under other Kroger franchises, such as Fred Meyer, Food 4 Less and Foods Co., among others. A full list of store locations can be found [here](https://www.kroger.com/recall%5Falerts). 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