The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0375-2016·Announced 2016-02-17

Kraft Singles White American Recalled for Potential Choking Hazard

Kraft Heinz is recalling Kraft Singles White American cheese slices because packaging film may remain on the slice, posing a choking risk.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a choking hazard, which is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

The Kraft Heinz Company is recalling Kraft Singles White American singles packaged in a blue box with white lettering. The recall is due to the possibility that a thin strip of the individual packaging film may remain adhered to the slice after the wrapper has been removed.

If the film sticks to the slice and is not removed, it could potentially cause a choking hazard. The recalled product includes 12, 3 lb. cartons, 8, 4 lb. cartons, and 12, 1 lb. cartons. The product has Best When Used By dates between 12 DEC 15 and 13 FEB 16, specifically including dates of 12 JAN 16 and 11 JAN 16.

Approximately 335,000 additional cases of the recalled product were shipped by Kraft Heinz to retailers in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, Anguilla, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands Grand Cayman, Netherland Antilles, Saint Kitts and Nevis, South Korea, St. Lucia, and British Virgin Islands. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific dates and packaging and stop using the product if it matches the description.

The recalled product

Product
Kraft Singles White American singles packaged in a blue box with white lettering.
Manufacturer
The Kraft Heinz Company
Category
Food — Processed Cheese
Hazard

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (3)

  • Best When Used By date between 12 DEC 15 and 13 FEB 16
  • Best When Used By date of 12 JAN 16
  • Best When Used By date of 11 JAN 16

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by The Kraft Heinz Company under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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