Recalls / Class II

Class IIF-0401-2014

Product

Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella String Cheese, sold under Kraft brand or Polly-O brand and packaged with either 12, 16, 24, or 48 pieces of mozzarella cheese individually wrapped in plastic and sold in a plastic bag with a net weight respectively of 12 oz. (340g), 16 oz. (1 lb.) (453 g), 24 oz. (1 lb. 8 oz.) (680g), or 48 oz. (3 lb.) (1.36 kg.).

Type

Food

Affected lot / code info

All product with the "Best When Used By" dates between 25 OCT 2013 - 11 FEB 2014.

Quantity

245,722 cases

Why it was recalled

Some varieties of Kraft and Polly-O String Cheese and String Cheese Twist products may spoil before their "Best When Used By" code dates, leading to product discoloration. The affected products all have code dates from October 25, 2013 through February 11, 2014.

Recalling firm

Firm

Kraft Foods Group

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, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY) + Guam + Puerto Rico

Timeline

Recall initiated

2013-10-25

FDA classified

2013-11-27

Posted by FDA

2013-12-04

Terminated

2015-10-29

Status

Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0401-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.