Walmart Marketside Tomato Bisque Recall: Check UPC 194346474004 and August 22 Use-By

Recall status as of August 13, 2026: Kettle Cuisine is recalling 3,240 packs of Marketside Tomato Bisque Soup Kit sold at select Walmart stores because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The company told FDA that it had received no confirmed illness reports at the time of the announcement.

Consumers should check the UPC and use-by date, not just the soup name. The recall covers a specific 14-ounce Marketside Tomato Bisque Soup Kit with UPC 194346474004 and a use-by date of August 22, 2026.

The FDA-posted company announcement says consumers should not eat a matching product. Dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.

Product check

The product is packaged in a wrapped tray with a product-description label and printed use-by code. A similar soup with a different UPC or date is not automatically part of this notice. Consumers should match every listed identifier.

Where the recalled soup was distributed

Kettle Cuisine said the packs were distributed from June 30 through July 7, 2026, exclusively to select Walmart stores in 29 states:

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.

Distribution to a state does not mean every Walmart in that state carried the product. The notice says select stores. The product identifiers remain the controlling check.

Why Kettle Cuisine initiated the recall

The company said routine testing produced a presumptive positive result for Listeria monocytogenes. Kettle Cuisine and FDA are continuing the investigation.

A presumptive positive is enough to trigger a protective recall. It does not establish that every one of the 3,240 packs was contaminated. The public-interest response is still straightforward: do not consume a matching pack while the recall is active.

What consumers should do

• Do not eat, serve, sell, or distribute a matching product.
• Dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.
• Do not rely on smell or appearance to decide whether the soup is safe.
• Wash hands after handling the product.
• Clean and sanitize refrigerators, containers, utensils, counters, and other surfaces that may have contacted it.

Kettle Cuisine’s hotline is 617-409-1104, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern.

Symptoms and higher-risk groups

The company announcement lists fever, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea among possible symptoms. More serious symptoms can include headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, or convulsions.

CDC’s Listeria guidance says pregnant people, newborns, adults 65 and older, and people with weakened immune systems face greater risk of serious illness. Anyone who ate the recalled product and develops symptoms should contact a healthcare provider. The announcement specifically urges pregnant people to contact a clinician promptly if fever or other symptoms follow possible exposure.

This article is a recall notice, not individual medical advice. A healthcare professional can evaluate symptoms and exposure risk.

What remains open

No confirmed illnesses were reported to the company when the notice was posted. That is a dated status, not a guarantee that the count cannot change. The investigation remains active, and FDA or the company could revise the product scope, distribution list, testing status, or illness count.

BadPD did not file a broad records request during the active food-safety response. The immediate job is getting the product identifiers and instructions in front of consumers. We will update this page if the official notice changes.

Dated source trail

• FDA-posted Kettle Cuisine announcement, company announcement August 12 and FDA page published August 13, 2026: product identifiers, quantity, distribution, testing status, consumer steps, illness status, and hotline.
• FDA food-recall consumer guide, reviewed August 13, 2026: recall checks, disposal or return, cleaning, and illness-reporting guidance.
• CDC Listeria symptoms guide, February 3, 2025; reviewed August 13, 2026: symptoms, higher-risk groups, and when to contact a healthcare provider.

Correction and update policy: BadPD will revise this alert if FDA or Kettle Cuisine changes the recalled product, distribution, illness status, or consumer instructions.