The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1955-2015·Announced 2015-04-22

Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Recalled for Potential Metal Contamination

Kraft Foods Group Inc. is voluntarily recalling boxed Macaroni & Cheese dinners because they may contain metal pieces.

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 risk-of-harm product (metal contamination) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the High severity criteria.

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…
Manufacturer
Kraft Foods Group Inc.
Category
Food — Boxed Dinner
Hazard
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.

Lot numbers (1)

  • 18 SEP 2015 C2 through 11 OCT 2015 C2 UPC: 0 21000 65883 1

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 35 states specifically:

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