Food recall: Mozzarella String Cheese made with 2% milk for 1/4 less fat, sold under Kraft brand or Polly-O brand and packaged with…
Class II FDA enforcement event 66611. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
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.
Class II, in the words of FDA
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
Kraft Foods Group started this food recall on 25 Oct 2013. The firm address in the FDA record is in Northfield, IL. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 66611 has 8 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 4 Dec 2013. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 29 Oct 2015.
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Distribution
In the words of 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,…
Recalling firm
Kraft Foods Group, Northfield, IL.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
8 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0400-2014 | Mozzarella String Cheese made with 2% milk for 1/4 less fat, sold under Kraft brand or Polly-O brand and packaged with either 12 or 24 pieces of mozzarella cheese individually wrapped in plastic and sold in a plastic bag with a net weight respectively of 10 oz. (283g) or 20 oz. (1 lb. 4 oz.) 566g. | 369,502 cases | Class II | Terminated | 4 Dec 2013 |
| F-0401-2014 | 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.)… | 245,722 cases | Class II | Terminated | 4 Dec 2013 |
| F-0402-2014 | Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella String Cheese With Tomato and Basil, sold under Kraft brand or Polly-O brand and packaged with 12 pieces of mozzarella cheese with tomato and basil individually wrapped in plastic and sold in a plastic bag with a net weight of 10 oz. (283g). | 16,783 cases | Class II | Terminated | 4 Dec 2013 |
| F-0403-2014 | Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella String Cheese With Tomato and Italian Style Seasonings, sold under Kraft brand or Polly-O brand and packaged with 12 pieces of mozzarella cheese with tomato and Italian style seasoning individually wrapped in plastic and sold in a plastic bag with a net weight of 9 oz. (255g). | 10,068 cases | Class II | Terminated | 4 Dec 2013 |
| F-0404-2014 | Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella String Cheese With Jalapeno Peppers, sold under Kraft brand or Polly-O brand and packaged with 12 pieces of mozzarella cheese with jalapeno peppers individually wrapped in plastic and sold in a plastic bag with a net weight of 10 oz. (283g). | 71,946 cases | Class II | Terminated | 4 Dec 2013 |
| F-0405-2014 | Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella String Cheese With Cracked Pepper, sold under Kraft brand or Polly-O brand and packaged with 12 pieces of mozzarella cheese with cracked pepper individually wrapped in plastic and sold in a plastic bag with a net weight of 10 oz. (283g). | 21,169 cases | Class II | Terminated | 4 Dec 2013 |
| F-0406-2014 | Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella String Cheese With Barbecue Seasoning, sold under Kraft brand or Polly-O brand and packaged with 12 pieces of mozzarella cheese with barbecue seasoning individually wrapped in plastic and sold in a plastic bag with a net weight of 9 oz. (255g). | 3,705 cases | Class II | Terminated | 4 Dec 2013 |
| F-0407-2014 | Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella String Cheese With Jalapeno Peppers, sold under Kraft brand and packaged with 24 pieces of mozzarella cheese with jalapeno peppers individually wrapped in plastic and sold in a cardstock display box bag with a net weight of 24 oz. (1 lb. 8 oz.) (283g). | 12,395 cases | Class II | Terminated | 4 Dec 2013 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2013
- 546
- Share of these events in Class II
- 52%
- Product records in this event
- 8Median of the firm: 8
- Events of the firm on the register
- 3
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 2014 | Velveeta Original Pasteurized Ripe Cheese Product sold under the Kraft brand and individually wrapped in plastic and sol | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 16 May 2014 | Fat free cottage cheese sold under the Knudsen or Kraft brand and packaged in a plastic container with a net weight of 1 | Food | Class II | 11 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-0400-2014The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 66611. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/66611/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
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- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
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,…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 66611?
- The event has 8 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
369,502 cases
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2013 have the same class?
- 52% of the 546 food events that started in 2013 are in Class II.