FDA recall record
Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella String Cheese, sold under Kraft brand or Polly-O brand and packaged with either 12, 16, 24, or 48 pieces of mozzarella cheese individually wrap...
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FDA listed a termination date of October 29, 2015. openFDA does not treat this as a live recall-status tracker.
Product described in an FDA recall
Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella String Cheese, sold under Kraft brand or Polly-O brand and packaged with either 12, 16, 24, or 48 pieces of mozzarella cheese individually wrapped in plastic and sold in a plastic bag with a net weight respectively of 12 oz. (340g), 16 oz. (1 lb.) (453 g), 24 oz. (1 lb. 8 oz.) (680g), or 48 oz. (3 lb.) (1.36 kg.).
Reason
Some varieties of Kraft and Polly-O String Cheese and String Cheese Twist products may spoil before their "Best When Used By" code dates, leading to product discoloration. The affected products all have code dates from October 25, 2013 through February 11, 2014.
Products involved
Product descriptions are copied from the FDA recall record. They are not a current catalog and are not automatically matched to WhoMadeMyFood product pages.
Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella String Cheese, sold under Kraft brand or Polly-O brand and packaged with either 12, 16, 24, or 48 pieces of mozzarella cheese individually wrapped in plastic and sold in a plastic bag with a net weight respectively of 12 oz. (340g), 16 oz. (1 lb.) (453 g), 24 oz. (1 lb. 8 oz.) (680g), or 48 oz. (3 lb.) (1.36 kg.).
Code information listed by FDA
All product with the "Best When Used By" dates between 25 OCT 2013 - 11 FEB 2014.
Distribution and firm information
Recalling firm listed by FDA: Kraft Foods Group
Firm location listed by FDA: Northfield, IL, United States
Distribution reported by FDA: US: Nationwide (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY) + Guam + Puerto Rico
Product quantity listed by FDA: 245,722 cases
Source
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), openFDA food enforcement reports.
Official FDA openFDA food enforcement record
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