FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IIF-2194-2014

Product

Velveeta Original Pasteurized Ripe Cheese Product sold under the Kraft brand and individually wrapped in plastic and sold in a card stock carton with a net weight of 2 lb. (32 oz.).

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Consumer Package Code: 17 DEC 2014 09:34 - 13:35
Quantity
270 cases (3,240 cartons)

Why it was recalled

Kraft Foods is recalling part of one sku of Velveeta Original Pasteurized Recipe Cheese Product because a preservative ingredient was found to be present at levels below specification.

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: IN, MO, NE, WI

Timeline

Recall initiated
2014-06-19
FDA classified
2014-07-17
Posted by FDA
2014-07-23
Terminated
2016-09-13
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2194-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.