Recalls / Class III

Class IIIF-0022-2015

Product

Individually 2/3 oz. slices of American cheese product individually wrapped in transparent plastic an packaged in 12 oz. and 16 oz.. packages, and 4 lb. cartons under the Kraft brand name. Cases of 12 oz. packages include 48 packages per case. Cases of 16 oz. packages include either 12 or 36 packages per case. Cases of 4 lb. cartons include 8 cartons per case.

Type

Food

Affected lot / code info

1) 12 oz. packages of singles; UPC (Retail Package): 021000604647; Code Dates: 20 FEB 2015, 21 FEB 2015; UPC Code (Case): 210006046400; 2) 16 oz. packages of singles; UPC (Retail Package): 021000615261; Code Date: 20 FEB 2015; UPC Code (Case): 210006145000; 3) 16 oz. packages of singles; UPC (Retail Package): 021000615261; Code Date: 20 FEB 2015; UPC Code (Case): 210006152600; 4) 4 lb. cartons of singles; UPC (Retail Package): 021000633609; Code Date: 20 FEB 2015; UPC Code (Case): 210006255900

Quantity

7,691 cases

Why it was recalled

Kraft Foods Group is voluntarily recalling 7,691 cases of select varieties of regular Kraft American Singles Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product. A supplier did not store an ingredient used in this product in accordance with Kraft's temperature standards.

Recalling firm

Firm

Kraft Heinz Foods

Notification channel

Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit

Type

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Address

3 Lakes Dr, N/A, Northfield, Illinois 60093-2753

Distribution

Distribution pattern

US: Nationwide (AL, AR, CA, CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, MI, NC, NJ, OH, OK, TN, TX, VA)

Timeline

Recall initiated

2014-08-29

FDA classified

2014-10-10

Posted by FDA

2014-10-22

Terminated

2016-08-08

Status

Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0022-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.