FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IIF-0402-2014

Product

Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella String Cheese With Tomato and Basil, sold under Kraft brand or Polly-O brand and packaged with 12 pieces of mozzarella cheese with tomato and basil individually wrapped in plastic and sold in a plastic bag with a net weight of 10 oz. (283g).

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
All product with the "Best When Used By" dates between 25 OCT 2013 - 11 FEB 2014.
Quantity
16,783 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-0402-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.

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