Take note America and Puerto Rico, as Kraft Heinz voluntarily recalled 36,000 cases of the individually wrapped cheese sliced due to choking hazards from the wrapper, as 3 victims have already reported the incident as per the AOL website. Kraft then released an official press statement regarding the recall stating:
"A thin strip of the individual packaging film may remain adhered to the slice after the wrapper has been removed. If the film sticks to the slice and is not removed, it could potentially cause a choking hazard."
Listed on the Pop Sugar website are the following products that have been recalled:
- Four-pound box, Kraft American Singles - with sell-by dates between Dec. 29, 2015, to Jan. 1, 2016, (code after date reads S54 or S55)
- Three-pound box, Kraft American Singles - with sell-by dates between Dec. 29, 2015, to Jan. 4, 2016, (code after date reads S54 or S55)
- Four-pound box, Kraft White American Singles - with sell-by dates between Jan. 2, 2016, to Jan. 3, 2016, (code after date reads S54 or S55)
- Three-pound box, Kraft White American Singles - with a sell-by date of Jan. 2, 2016, (code after date reads S54 or S55)
They then urged costumers that were able to purchase these products to return the cheese to store where they purchased it as that would be given full refund. US and Puerto Rico costumers may also contact Kraft Heinz Consumer Relations or they could call 1-800-432-3101, Monday's through Fridays, 9 am to 6 pm ET for them to be able to get a refund.
Kraft have been going through the rocks this year as it was only a couple of months ago when they needed to recall 242,000 of their popular macaroni and cheese products over concerns that each box contained pieces of metal last March, 2015. Each 7.25 ounce box were asked to be taken back into the stores from where they were bought, those boxed that would expire within the date range on September 18, 2015 to October 11, 2015, marked with C2 code directly below the date on each package as reported by USA Today.
