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Food recall: Macaroni & Cheese microwaveable cups sold under the following brands: 1. Big Win Original Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, UPC
Treehouse Foods (Oak Brook, IL) initiated this food recall on 9 Dec 2016; FDA lists 1 product record under event 75922, classified Class II.
FDA defines Class II as 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. 43% of the 799 food enforcement events initiated in 2016 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 14 Jun 2018. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Treehouse Foods has 11 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Treehouse Foods, Oak Brook, IL.
Reason for recall
"Products containing cheddar cheese seasoning which may be contaminated with Salmonella."
Distribution
"nationwide"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-2207-2017 | Macaroni & Cheese microwaveable cups sold under the following brands: 1. Big Win Original Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, UPC 11822-58403. 2. Cheese Club express mac Macaroni Cheese Dinner, UPC 41498-17167, 3. Great Value Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, UPC 78742-08249. | 36,455 cases | Class II | Terminated | 17 May 2017 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Treehouse Foods
All 11 events for Treehouse Foods
Questions and answers
Why was this food recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Products containing cheddar cheese seasoning which may be contaminated with Salmonella."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is 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.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "nationwide"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 14 Jun 2018. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA food enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.