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Jewel-Osco

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Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2026

    Jewel-Osco recalls two salsa products over possible salmonella contamination

    Recall announced

    Jewel-Osco announced a recall of Chefs Kitchen Fresh Salsa and ReadyMeals Fresh Salsa because they contain jalapeños connected to a recall over possible salmonella contamination. Customers were told not to consume the products and could dispose of them or return them to Jewel-Osco for a full refund.

    Company response

    • Refund or compensation — Jewel-Osco

      Customers shouldn't consume the items and are instead asked to either dispose of them or return them to their local Jewel-Osco for a full refund.

    Source excerpt

    • Customers shouldn't consume the items and are instead asked to either dispose of them or return them to their local Jewel-Osco for a full refund.
    • Jewel-Osco is recalling two salsa items over concerns of possible salmonella contamination connected to a jalapeño pepper recall, the company announced Saturday.
    • According to the grocery chain, the Chefs Kitchen Fresh Salsa and the ReadyMeals Fresh Salsa contain jalapeños that were recalled by Direct Roots, a Taylor Farms distributor, due to their ties to the ongoing Coast Citrus Distributors FDA recall.
    Source

  2. 2021

    Judge allows Jewel-Osco overtime lawsuit to proceed as a collective action

    Ruling

    A federal judge denied the company's motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that Jewel-Osco misclassified assistant store directors and improperly denied them overtime pay. The judge granted conditional certification, allowing the plaintiff's attorneys to notify eligible current and former employees about joining the case.

    Source excerpt

    • U.S. District Judge Mary Rowland, in a Feb. 3 ruling, denied the company’s motion to dismiss the case. She granted conditional certification of a collective action, which means Piazza’s attorneys may notify current and former Jewel-Osco employees about the lawsuit and give them a chance to join if they wish.
    • The suit, filed in May in Chicago federal court, accuses Jewel-Osco, the largest grocery chain in the Chicago area, of misclassifying assistant store directors as salaried employees exempt from receiving overtime pay under state and federal law.
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  3. 2020

    Jewel-Osco among retailers recalling bagged salads

    Recall announced

    In June 2020, Jewel-Osco, together with Aldi and Hy-Vee, announced recalls of bagged garden salads amid an investigation into a Cyclospora illness outbreak in the upper Midwest. The affected products included Aldi's Little Salad Bar Brand Garden Salad and Hy-Vee's store-brand Garden Salad. The recall announcement was reported on June 21, 2020.

    Aldi, Hy-Vee and Jewel-Osco announced recalls of bagged garden salads amid an investigation into a Cyclospora illness outbreak in the upper Midwest. The affected products included Aldi's Little Salad Bar Brand Garden Salad and Hy-Vee's store-brand Garden Salad.

    Source excerpt

    • Both the Aldi and HyVee stores have announced the recall, along with Jewel-Osco stores in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
    • Aldi’s Little Salad Bar Brand Garden Salad and Hyvee’s store brand Garden Salad are the two products being recalled locally.
    • Two area grocery store chains are recalling their bagged garden salad products after the US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control began investigating an outbreak of the intestinal illness Cyclospora in the upper Midwest.
    Source

  4. 2020

    Recall of select Jewel-Osco pork products

    Recall announced

    The FDA issued a recall for select Jewel-Osco raw pork products sold in Wisconsin and Illinois because the imported pork was not presented for U.S. import re-inspection. Consumers were advised not to eat the products and to discard them or return them to the store for a possible refund.

    Source excerpt

    • Anyone who bought one of these items is asked to not eat them, and either throw them away or return them to the store where they were bought from for a possible refund.
    • They were imported on April 2 to be made into sausage products, but they were not presented for import re-insepction into the U.S.
    • The Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall for select Jewel-Osco raw pork products sold in Wisconsin and Illinois.
    Source