Champion Foods Recalls Cheesy Breadsticks Due to Potential Ink Pen Contamination
Champion Foods is voluntarily recalling frozen Cheesy Breadsticks and other bread products due to potential physical contaminants from an ink pen.
What this means for you
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is a voluntary precautionary action for a potential physical contaminant (ink pen) with no reported illnesses or injuries, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity score.
Plain-English summary
Champion Foods, LLC is voluntarily conducting a recall of multiple brands of Cheesy Breadsticks, Italian Breadsticks, bread kits, and pizza kits. The recall is being conducted following a supplier's recall of an ingredient due to potential physical contaminants from an ink pen.
The affected products include Cheesy Breadsticks in 9.98 oz. (24 or 25 units per case) and 22.75 oz. (12 units per case) frozen formats. The total quantity involved is 97,104 units and 8,324 kits. The products were distributed domestically in Michigan, Arkansas, Iowa, and Illinois.
Consumers should check their pantries for these products and look for the specific case codes listed in the recall notice. If found, consumers should not consume the products and should contact the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Cheesy Breadsticks, 9.98 oz. 24 or 25 units per case, or 22.75 oz. 12 units per case, frozen
- Manufacturer
- Champion Foods, LLC
- Category
- Food — Frozen Bakery
- 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 (6)
- Sam's- NB 26417
- NB 26517 Casey's- NB 26517
- NB26617
- NB26717 Mama Cozzi's- NB 26617
- NB 26817
- NB 26917
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 6 recalled by Champion Foods, LLC 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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