Kraft Foods Group announced Monday it was voluntarily recalling approximately 242,000 cases of Original flavor Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner over concerns that some boxes may contain small pieces of metal.
The recalled product was limited to the 7.25-oz. size of the Original flavor of boxed dinner with the “Best When Used By” dates of September 18, 2015 through October 11, 2015, the company said in a news release.
The affected boxes were also marked with the code “C2” directly below the date which refers to the specific production line on which the product was made, the company stated.
Some of the products were sold in multi-pack units that have a range of different code dates and manufacturing codes on the external packaging (box or shrink-wrap), depending on the package configuration, according to the release.
The affected dates of this product were sold only in these four configurations:
7.25 oz. box, Original flavor
3-pack box of those 7.25 oz. boxes, Original flavor
4-pack shrink-wrap of those 7.25 oz. boxes, Original flavor
5-pack shrink-wrap of those 7.25 oz. boxes, Original flavor
According to Kraft, the company had received eight consumer complaints about the product but no injuries were reported.
Consumers were being asked to return the product to the store where it was purchased for an exchange or full refund. Consumers can also contact Kraft at 1-800-816-9432.
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 oz. each | Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Boxed Dinner Original Flavor | NA | 18 SEP 2015 C2 through 11 OCT 2015 C2 |
0 21000 65883 1 | NA |
| 3-Pack Box(Three 7.25 oz. Boxes)Net Wt. 21.75 oz. | 3-Pack Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Boxed Dinner Original Flavor | 09 SEP 2015 XDG27 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 |
| 4-Pack Shrink–wrap (Four 7.25 oz. Boxes) Net Wt. 29 oz. |
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 |
| 5-Pack Shrink-wrap(Five 7.25 oz. Boxes)Net Wt. 36.25 oz. | 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 |
