The Recall Desk
ModerateFDA (Food)·F-0378-2018·Announced 2017-11-29

Champion Foods Recalls Little Caesar's Pizza Kits Due to Ink Pen Contamination

Champion Foods is recalling Little Caesar's DEEP!DEEP! Dish Kits and other bread products due to potential ink pen contamination from a supplier.

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 recalling multiple brands of Cheesy Bread sticks, Italian Bread sticks, bread kits, and pizza kits, including Little Caesar's DEEP!DEEP! Dish Kits. The recall is being conducted because a supplier recalled an ingredient due to potential physical contaminants from an ink pen.

The affected products include Little Caesar's DEEP!DEEP! Dish Kits, which are sold in paper cartons containing 4 pizza crusts, 4 packages of pizza sauce, 4 packages of cheese, 1 re-sealable package of pepperoni, and 4 trays. The recall covers 97,104 kits and 8,324 kits in total. These products were distributed domestically in Michigan, Arkansas, Iowa, and Illinois.

Consumers should check their pantries for these products and look for the code BLD 6x9/ Little Caesar's DEEP!DEEP! Dish Kits- NB25917 with time stamps between 0155 and 0207. If you have these products, you should stop using them and follow the instructions provided by the recalling firm or the FDA.

The recalled product

Product
Little Caesar's DEEP!DEEP! Dish Kits, Paper cartons, Contains: 4 pizza crusts ( 9.5 inches x 6 inches), 4 packages of pizza sauce, 4 package of cheese, 1 re-sealable package of pepperoni, 4 trays

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 (1)

  • and 0207)

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

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.

See all 6 products in this recall →