Mariano's parent recalls chili, soup served at salad bar

Roundy's Supermarkets is recalling about 8 tons of chili and soup after an employee found pieces of hard plastic in one of the bags.

Roundy's, the Wisconsin-based parent of Mariano's stores, said the ready-to-eat chili and soup items were produced and packaged on Oct. 3, 2017, with a "sell by" date of Dec. 2, 2017. The products are sold to retail stores to be prepared for sale to consumers in the soup bar area.

The following products are part of the recall:

• 24-pound boxes containing six 4-pound bags of "Meat and Bean Soup in Tomato Base" with lot code 354191-2767.

• 24-pound boxes containing six 4-pound bags of "Santa Fe Style Turkey and White Chicken Chili with Beans" with lot code 354464-2767.

The products subject to recall bear establishment number "EST. 33997" or "P-33997" inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations in Illinois and Wisconsin.

The problem was discovered Monday when Roundy's Supermarkets Inc. was notified by a member of the firm's food safety team that plastic foreign material had been discovered in a bag of Meat and Bean Soup in Tomato Base. The company decided to expand the recall to include all of the soups produced on Oct. 3.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a health care provider.

Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to where they were purchased.

Roundy's operates more than 150 retail grocery stores under the Pick 'n Save, Copps, Metro Market and Mariano's retail banners.