HOME CHEF HEAT & EAT Baked Macaroni & Cheese NET WT. 12 oz (340G) keep refrigerated, Distributed by: The Kroge

Recall map → All recalls → F-0497-2020

HOME CHEF HEAT & EAT Baked Macaroni & Cheese NET WT. 12 oz (340G) keep refrigerated, Distributed by: The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, UPC 8 12071 03555 9 Bakkavor Foods USA Inc. · reported 2020-01-22

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: The firm received a complaint from one of their customers that the product contained pieces of black plastic in the product.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2019-12-14
Reported by the agency: 2020-01-22
Closed out (terminated): 2022-02-10
Recalling firm: Bakkavor Foods USA Inc.
Charlotte, NC
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): Product was shipped to GA & IL.
States we parsed from that text: GA IL
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Dairy Grains, pasta & cerealderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-0497-2020

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