Kraft Foods Group announced it is voluntarily recalling some varieties of Kraft and Polly-O String Cheese and String Cheese Twists products. These products may spoil before their "best when used by" code dates, leading to product discoloration. The affected products all have code dates from Oct. 25, 2013 to Feb. 11, 2014.
Approximately 735,000 cases of the affected product were shipped to customers across the U.S. The affected product was not distributed in Canada.
The following varieties are being recalled:
Kraft Mozzarella String Cheese, 16 ounce
.834 ounce Kraft Low Moisture Part Skim Jalapeno String 2/24PK, .834 ounce (individual sticks in a carton)
Kraft Low Moisture Part Skim String Cheese, 24 ounce
Kraft Low Moisture Part Skim String, 12 ounce
Kraft Barbecue String Cheese Twists, 9 ounce
Kraft Italian Style Pizza Cheese Twists, 9 ounce
Kraft Low Moisture Part Skim Cracked Black Pepper String Cheese, 10 ounce
Kraft 2 Percent Natural String Cheese, 20 ounce
Kraft Low Moisture Part Skim Jalapeno String Cheese, 10 ounce
Kraft Low Moisture Part Skim Tomato Basil String Cheese, 10 ounce
Kraft 2 Percent String Cheese, 10 ounce
Polly-O Mozzarella String Cheese, 16 ounce
Polly-O Low Moisture Part Skim String Cheese, 12 ounce
Polly-O Barbecue Cheese Twist, 9 ounce
Polly-O Italian Style Pizza Cheese Twist, 9 ounce
Polly-O Low Moisture Part Skim Black Pepper String Cheese, 10 ounce
Polly-O 2 Percent String Cheese, 20 ounce
Polly-O Low Moisture Part Skim Jalapeno String Cheese, 10 ounce
Polly-O Low Moisture Part Skim Tomato Basil String Cheese, 10 ounce
Polly-O 2 Percent String Cheese, 10 ounce
Polly-O Low Moisture Part Skim String Cheese Value Pack, 24 ounce
Polly-O String Cheese 1 ounce 48-count, 48 ounce
Consumers can find the expiration date on the back of multi-count packages toward the bottom. For string cheese products labeled for individual sale, the expiration date is on the bottom front of the package.
No other Kraft or Polly-O String Cheese or String Cheese Twists products -- or any other Kraft Foods or Polly-O products -- are being recalled.
Kraft is conducting this recall after receiving several reports from consumers of premature spoilage of some of the string cheese products listed above. Kraft has ceased the production and distribution of the affected products from the relevant facility as the company continues its investigation to resolve the problem.
