Champion Foods Recalls Little Caesar's Meal Kits Due to Ink Pen Contamination
Champion Foods is voluntarily recalling Little Caesar's Family Meal Kits 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 classified as FDA Class II and involves a physical contaminant (ink pen) without reported illnesses or injuries, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity voluntary precautionary recall.
Plain-English summary
Champion Foods, LLC is voluntarily conducting a recall of multiple brands of Cheesy Bread sticks, Italian Bread sticks, bread kits, and pizza kits. This recall includes Little Caesar's Family Meal Kits, which contain pizza crust, sauce, cheese, pepperoni, Crazy bread Cust, garlic buttery sauce, parmesan cheese, and break n bake chocolate chip cookies.
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 were distributed domestically in Michigan, Arkansas, Iowa, and Illinois. The total quantity involved is 97,104 units and 8,324 kits.
Consumers should check their pantries for these products and look for specific code information: NB 26217 (with time stamps between 2222 to 2353) or NB26317 (with time stamp of 0004). If you have these products, you should stop using them and follow the instructions provided by the recalling firm or the FDA regarding disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Little Caesar's Family Meal Kits, Paper cartons, Contains: 1 pizza crust( 12 x 16), 1 package of pizza sauce, 1 package of cheese, 1 package of pepperoni, 1 Crazy bread Cust (18 pc), 1 packet of garlic buttery sauce, 1 packet of parmesan cheese, and 15 break n bake chocolate chip
- Manufacturer
- Champion Foods, LLC
- Category
- Food — Bakery / Frozen Foods
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 (2)
- NB 26217 (with time stamps between 2222 to 2353)
- NB26317 (with time stamp of 0004)
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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