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…
Recalling firm: Kraft Foods Group
Why it was recalled
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.
The exact product
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.).
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Original FDA code information
All product with the "Best When Used By" dates between 25 OCT 2013 - 11 FEB 2014.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-0401-2014
- Event ID
- 66611
- FDA status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- Oct 25, 2013
- Reported
- Dec 4, 2013
- Classified
- Nov 27, 2013
- Terminated
- Oct 29, 2015
- Quantity
- 245,722 cases
- Location
- Northfield, IL, United States
- Initiation type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Notification
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Where it was distributed
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
Data updated September 16, 2026. View official FDA data ↗
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