Food recall

HEINZ recall: Kraft Singles American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese product

HEINZ, of Chicago, IL, recalled Kraft Singles American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese product. The FDA's reason: “Plastic fragment. Product is recalled due to potential for a thin strip of the primary packaging film to remain adhered to the cheese slice after the wrapper has been removed.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on September 19, 2023, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 25, 2023. The company has finished the recall; the FDA hasn't closed it yet.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Completed

The recall

Company
HEINZ (Chicago, IL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Plastic fragment. Product is recalled due to potential for a thin strip of the primary packaging film to remain adhered to the cheese slice after the wrapper has been removed.”
Where it was sold
Distributed nationwide and in Puerto Rico.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
93091

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0296-2024 Class II

    Kraft Singles American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese product, 24 individually wrapped slices in flexible film per pack, net wt. per pack 16oz, keep refrigerated. Single pack is sold at retail. Case UPC 0 00 2100007180 7; Single Pack UPC 0 2100061526 1: Each case contains 27 packs. Case UPC 0 00 2100061450 9; Single Pack UPC 0 2100061526 1: Each case contains 36 packs. Case UPC 0 00 2100061524 7; Carton UPC 0 2100060491 3; Single Pack UPC 0 2100061526 1; Each case contains 12 cartons, each carton contains 3 packs (72 slices total per carton).

    Codes: Best When Used By Dates on 16oz Single Pack with the UPC of 0 2100061526 1 are: 10 JAN 24 S 72 through 27 JAN 24 S 72 Best When Used By Dates on 16oz Single Pack from the 3lb multipack carton with the UPC of 0 2100060491 3 are: 09 JAN 2024 through 13 JAN 2024, and 16 JAN 2024. Manufacturer Code on Case (UPC 0 00 2100061450 9): DD JAN 24 S 72/73 TT:TT. DD would be between 10-27. Manufacturer Code on Case (UPC 0 00 2100007180 7): XB ZZZ 23 021 DD JAN 2024. ZZZ would be between 163-165, 167, 169-173. Manufacturer Code on Case (UPC 0 00 2100061524 7): XB DDD 23 021 DD JAN 2024. DDD would be between 164-168, 171. DD would be between 09-13, and 16.

    Quantity: Total 83,802 cases

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of October 25, 2023.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.