Kraft Heinz recalls Kraft singles cheese slices after customers reported choking on stray pieces of plastic wrapping. Kraft recalls nearly 84,000 cases of American cheese slices that were affected, the company said. The Kraft cheese plastic hazard was caused by a faulty wrapping machine. Kraft Heinz recalled nearly 84,000 cases of Kraft Singles cheese slices on Tuesday after multiple customers reported a choking hazard. No injuries or health issues were reported after consumption of Kraft American cheese slices.
Complaint of Kraft singles having plastic
The food giant Kraft received complaints of plastic film stuck to the cheese even after consumers removed the wrapper, the company said in a press release. In six instances, customers said they choked or gagged because of the plastic in Kraft singles cheese.
After it received the complaints, Kraft Heinz discovered a manufacturing error in a wrapping machine used to enclose the single cheese slices in the plastic. The issue in some cases caused a thin strip of plastic film to remain even after customers took off the packaging of Kraft singles cheese, Kraft Heinz said. The company has since fixed the error and inspected other machines for it.
“Kraft Heinz is committed to upholding the highest safety and quality standards and apologizes for this inconvenience,” it said in a statement.
Kraft recalls cheese
So, Kraft recalls its cheese and urged all customers with affected products not to eat them. Customers were told to return the American cheese slices to the store where they purchased them.
Kraft recalled products include the 16 oz. Kraft Singles American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product with an individual package UPC code of “0 2100061526 1” and a “Best When Used By” date of Jan. 10, 2024, through Jan. 27, 2024. Packages included in the recall cheese will have an “S” and “72″ in the manufacturing code, the company said.
Customers are asked to call 1-800-280-8252 with questions about the recall and to receive a reimbursement if necessary.
Other company with manufacturing error
Kraft Heinz is not the only major company to report a manufacturing error this year.
Trader Joe’s reported an issue of its own in July, when the grocery chain’s Almond Windmill Cookies, as well as the Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies, were found to potentially contain rocks.
“If you purchased or received any donations of Almond Windmill Cookies and/or Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies, please do not eat them,” the company said at the time.
