Kraft recalls 242,000 cases of macaroni and cheese

ST. GEORGE – Kraft Foods Group announced Tuesday it is voluntarily recalling approximately 242,000 cases of select code dates and manufacturing codes of original flavor Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner due to the possibility that some boxes may contain small pieces of metal.

The recall is limited to the 7.25-ounce size of the original flavor of boxed dinner with the “Best When Used By” dates of Sept. 18, 2015, through Oct. 11, 2015, with the code “C2” directly below the date on each individual box. The “C2” refers to a specific production line on which the affected product was made.

Some of these products have also been packed in multipack units that have a range of different code dates and manufacturing codes on the external box or shrink-wrap packaging, depending on the package configuration (see table below).

Recalled product was shipped to customers in the United States and several other countries, excluding Canada. The affected dates of this product were sold in only these four configurations:

  • 7.25-ounce box, original flavor
  • Three-pack box of those 7.25-ounce boxes, original flavor
  • Four-pack shrink-wrap of those 7.25-ounce boxes, original flavor
  • Five-pack shrink-wrap of those 7.25-ounce boxes, original flavor

The following is being recalled:

Product Size Name of Product Sell Unit Best When Used By Code Date & Mfr. Code Individual Box Best When Used By Code Date & Mfr. Code Individual Box UPC Multi-Pack Unit UPC
7.25 ounces. each Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Boxed Dinner
Original Flavor
N/A 18 SEP 2015 C2
through
11 OCT 2015 C2
0 21000 65883 1 N/A
Three-Pack Box
(Three 7.25-ounce Boxes)
Net Wt. 21.75 ounces
3-Pack Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Boxed Dinner
Original Flavor
09 SEP 2015 XDG
27 SEP 2015 XDG
01 OCT 2015 XDG
02 OCT 2015 XDG
03 OCT 2015 XDG
20 NOV 2015 XDG
18 SEP 2015 C2
through
11 OCT 2015 C2
0 21000 65883 1 0 21000 05076 5
Four-Pack
Shrink–wrap
(Four 7.25-ounce Boxes)
Net Wt. 29 ounces
4-Pack Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Boxed Dinner
Original Flavor
18 SEP 2015 C2
19 SEP 2015 C2
08 OCT 2015 C2
18 SEP 2015 C2
through
11 OCT 2015 C2
0 21000 65883 1 0 21000 72540 3
Five-Pack
Shrink-wrap
(Five 7.25-ounce Boxes)
Net Wt. 36.25 ounces
5-Pack Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Boxed Dinner
Original Flavor
18 SEP 2015
through
11 OCT 2015
XAR or C2
18 SEP 2015 C2
through
11 OCT 2015 C2
0 21000 65883 1 0 21000 77436 4

No other sizes, varieties or pasta shapes and no other packaging configurations are included in this recall, according to information from Kraft. Additionally, no products with manufacturing codes other than “C2” below the code date on the individual box are included in this recall.

Kraft has received eight consumer contacts about this product from the impacted line within this range of code dates, and no injuries have been reported.

“We deeply regret this situation and apologize to any consumers we have disappointed,” Kraft Foods Group said in a press release.

The recalled product was shipped by Kraft to customers nationwide in the U.S. The product was also distributed to Puerto Rico and some Caribbean and South American countries – but not to Canada.

Consumers who purchased this product should not eat it. They should return it to the store where the product was purchased for an exchange or full refund. Consumers may also contact Kraft Foods Consumer Relations at 800-816-9432 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. EDT for a full refund.

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3 Comments

  • fun bag March 18, 2015 at 10:13 pm

    stuff tastes like cardboard. not a big loss really

  • sagemoon March 19, 2015 at 8:27 am

    What is the world coming to when I can’t enjoy my mac & cheese without fear.

  • Mesaizacd March 19, 2015 at 11:04 pm

    Hey don’t be a messin wif the maccy cheese

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