Northfield, Illnois – The Kraft Heinz Corporation issued a Voluntary Food Product recall on July 31, 2015, for the 3# and 4# Variety of Kraft Singles due to a potential of choking.
RECALL INFO
The recall applies to 3-lb. and 4-lb. sizes of Kraft Singles American and White American pasteurized prepared cheese product with a Best When Used By Date of 29 DEC 15 through 04 JAN 16, followed by the Manufacturing Code S54 or S55.
The S54 and S55 codes refer to the two production lines on which the impacted product was made. The Best When Used By Date and Manufacturing Code are stamped on both the larger 3-lb. and 4-lb. boxes and the enclosed individual 1-lb. packages.
SHIPPING INFO
About 36,000 cases of the recalled product were shipped by Kraft Heinz to retailers in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Grand Cayman. Kraft Heinz did not ship this product to Canada or anywhere other than the U.S., Puerto Rico and Grand Cayman.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS
| Product | 3 or 4 lb Box Best When Used By Code Date |
1 lb Package Best When Used By Code Date |
3 or 4 lb Box UPC | 1 lb Package UPC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 LB Kraft Singles American | 29 DEC 15 S54 30 DEC 15 S54 31 DEC 15 S54 01 JAN 16 S54 |
29 DEC 15 S 54 29 DEC 15 S 55 30 DEC 15 S 54 30 DEC 15 S 55 31 DEC 15 S 54 31 DEC 15 S 55 01 JAN 16 S 54 01 JAN 16 S 55 |
0 2100063360 9 | No UPC – Clear outer wrapper |
| 3 LB Kraft Singles American | 30 DEC 15 S54 31 DEC 15 S54 03 JAN 16 S54 04 JAN 16 S54 |
30 DEC 15 S 54 30 DEC 15 S 55 31 DEC 15 S 54 31 DEC 15 S 55 03 JAN 16 S54 03 JAN 16 S55 04 JAN 16 S54 04 JAN 16 S55 |
0 2100060491 3 | 0 2100061526 1 |
| 3 LB Kraft Singles White American | 02 JAN 16 S 54 03 JAN 16 S 54 |
02 JAN 16 S 54 02 JAN 16 S 55 03 JAN 16 S 54 03 JAN 16 S 55 |
0 2100061582 7 | 0 2100061527 8 |
| 4 LB Kraft Singles White American | 02 JAN 16 S 54 | 02 JAN 16 S 54 02 JAN 16 S 55 |
0 2100063448 4 | No UPC – Clear outer wrapper |
No other sizes, varieties or code dates are included in this recall. And no products with manufacturing codes other than “S54” and “S55” after the code date are included in this recall.
COMPLAINTS/INJURIES
Ten consumer complaints have been lodged about packaging and three have been choking related incidents.
COMPANY STATEMENT
“We deeply regret this situation and apologize to any consumers we have disappointed.Consumers who purchased this product should not eat it.”
REMEDY
Consumers should return the recalled product to the store where purchased for an exchange or full refund or U.S. / Puerto Rico or call Kraft Heinz Consumer Relations for a full refund, at 1-800-432-3101, Monday through Friday, 9am to 6pm Eastern.
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