Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Recalled for Potential Metal Contamination

Plain-English summary

Kraft Foods Group Inc. is voluntarily recalling Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Boxed Dinner Original Flavor, 7.25 oz. The affected product is packaged in blue and yellow cardboard boxes and is available in single 7.25 oz boxes, 3-pack boxes, 4-pack shrink wraps, and 5-pack shrink wraps. The recall involves 242,000 cases of the product.

The recall was initiated because the boxed dinners may contain metal pieces. The affected products were distributed nationwide in the United States, including in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Washington, and Wisconsin. The products were also distributed in the Bahamas, El Salvador, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Panama.

Consumers should check their pantries for the affected product. The recall code is 18 SEP 2015 C2 through 11 OCT 2015 C2, and the UPC is 0 21000 65883 1. Consumers should stop using the product and contact Kraft Foods Group Inc. for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product

Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Boxed Dinner Original Flavor, 7.25oz.,packaged in blue and yellow cardboard box. There are four different package types affected by this recall: 1) single 7.25 oz boxes, 3-pack box of 7.25 oz boxes, 4-pack shrink wrap of 7.25 oz boxes, and 5-pack shrink wr

Manufacturer

Kraft Foods Group Inc.

Category

Food — Boxed Dinner

Hazard

• metal-contamination

Affected units

242,000

Is your product affected?

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

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