Kraft Foods Group

Recall #F-0405-2014 · Initiated 2013-10-25

Plain-language summary

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What happened

Kraft and Polly-O string cheese with cracked pepper from October 2013 through February 2014 may spoil before the printed expiration date, which could cause discoloration. This recall affects packages sold across the US and US territories.

Who is at risk

Anyone who purchased these specific string cheese products during the affected time period should check their packages.

What to do

Check if you have any Kraft or Polly-O cracked pepper string cheese with a code date between October 25, 2013 and February 11, 2014. If you do, discard it or return it to the store for a refund rather than consuming it.

Product

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

Reason for recall

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.

Quantity affected

21,169 cases

Distribution

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

Lot / code info

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

Voluntary / mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification

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

Terminated

2015-10-29