Recall Watch: Marketside Tomato Bisque Soup Kit Recalled for Possible Listeria Contamination

Q: What product is recalled?

The recall is limited to: Marketside Tomato Bisque Soup KitPackage: 14 oz (397 g)UPC: 194346474004Use-By Date: August 22, 2026 The refrigerated kit contains tomato bisque along with cheese and croutons and is packaged in a microwave-ready tray. Walmart currently identifies the product as its Marketside Ready to Heat Tomato Bisque Soup Kit.

Q: Why was it recalled?

Kettle Cuisine says its routine testing produced a presumptive positive result for Listeria monocytogenes. The company then initiated the recall and is continuing to investigate with FDA. That wording matters. A presumptive positive means the initial testing indicated that Listeria may be present. The FDA announcement does not say that illnesses led investigators to discover the problem, nor does it report a confirmed outbreak connected to this soup.

Q: Has anyone become sick?

As of the FDA announcement, Kettle Cuisine had received no confirmed reports of illness associated with the recalled soup kit. This recall should therefore not be described as a Listeria outbreak.

Q: Why is Listeria concerning?

Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis. Healthy people may experience symptoms including fever, headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, but infections can become much more serious in older adults, people with weakened immune systems, young children and pregnant people. Listeria infection during pregnancy can also cause miscarriage or stillbirth. Another reason this organism deserves attention is that contaminated food cannot reliably be identified by its smell or appearance. FDA specifically tells consumers not to rely on those characteristics to determine whether this product is safe.

Q: Where was it sold?

The recalled soup kits were distributed between June 30 and July 7, 2026 exclusively to select Walmart stores in: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin and West Virginia. Walmart also lists the Marketside Tomato Bisque recall on its corporate recall page.

Q: Is the recall still active?

FDA published the company announcement on August 13, 2026. As of August 28, the FDA recall listing does not show the recall as terminated. FDA cautions that recalls without a termination designation can be either ongoing or completed, so I would not label this one simply “ongoing” until an FDA enforcement record provides that status. The recalled product's August 22 use-by date has now passed, so it should no longer be available for normal retail sale. But someone could still have a package sitting in a refrigerator or freezer.

Anthonette Young

Aug 28

3 min read

Company announcement: August 12, 2026FDA published: August 13, 2026Brand: MarketsideManufacturer: Kettle Cuisine LLCRetailer: WalmartReason: Potential Listeria monocytogenes contaminationQuantity recalled: 3,240 packages

Kettle Cuisine LLC of Savage, Maryland, has recalled 3,240 packages of Marketside Tomato Bisque Soup Kit, sold exclusively at select Walmart stores, because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

What product is recalled?

The recall is limited to:

Marketside Tomato Bisque Soup KitPackage: 14 oz (397 g)UPC: 194346474004Use-By Date: August 22, 2026

The refrigerated kit contains tomato bisque along with cheese and croutons and is packaged in a microwave-ready tray. Walmart currently identifies the product as its Marketside Ready to Heat Tomato Bisque Soup Kit.

Why was it recalled?

Kettle Cuisine says its routine testing produced a presumptive positive result for Listeria monocytogenes. The company then initiated the recall and is continuing to investigate with FDA.

That wording matters.

A presumptive positive means the initial testing indicated that Listeria may be present. The FDA announcement does not say that illnesses led investigators to discover the problem, nor does it report a confirmed outbreak connected to this soup.

Has anyone become sick?

As of the FDA announcement, Kettle Cuisine had received no confirmed reports of illness associated with the recalled soup kit.

This recall should therefore not be described as a Listeria outbreak.

Why is Listeria concerning?

Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis. Healthy people may experience symptoms including fever, headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, but infections can become much more serious in older adults, people with weakened immune systems, young children and pregnant people. Listeria infection during pregnancy can also cause miscarriage or stillbirth.

Another reason this organism deserves attention is that contaminated food cannot reliably be identified by its smell or appearance. FDA specifically tells consumers not to rely on those characteristics to determine whether this product is safe.

Where was it sold?

The recalled soup kits were distributed between June 30 and July 7, 2026 exclusively to select Walmart stores in:

Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin and West Virginia.

Walmart also lists the Marketside Tomato Bisque recall on its corporate recall page.

Is the recall still active?

FDA published the company announcement on August 13, 2026. As of August 28, the FDA recall listing does not show the recall as terminated. FDA cautions that recalls without a termination designation can be either ongoing or completed, so I would not label this one simply “ongoing” until an FDA enforcement record provides that status.

The recalled product's August 22 use-by date has now passed, so it should no longer be available for normal retail sale. But someone could still have a package sitting in a refrigerator or freezer.

What should consumers do?

If the package matches the recalled product and use-by date:

Do not eat, serve, sell or distribute it.

FDA and Kettle Cuisine advise consumers to either discard the soup or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. Wash your hands after handling it and clean and sanitize refrigerators, containers, countertops, utensils and other surfaces that may have contacted the recalled product.

Maria Approved It Takeaway

This recall involves one specific Marketside soup kit, one UPC and one use-by date, not all Marketside soup or all Kettle Cuisine products.

It also has not been linked to reported illnesses.

What triggered the recall was routine company testing that returned a presumptive positive for Listeria, which was enough to remove the product from consumers while the company and FDA continue investigating.

That's exactly what a recall system is supposed to do: intervene before an identified risk becomes a body count.