Kraft Recalls 242k Cases Of Macaroni & Cheese Boxed Dinner Due To Metal Pieces

(RTTNews) - Kraft Foods Group (KRFT) on Tuesday said it is recalling about 242,000 cases of select code dates and manufacturing codes of the Original flavor of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, as some boxes may contain small metal pieces.

Kraft said the voluntary recall is 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, with the code "C2" directly below the date on each individual box.

According to the company, some of these products have also been packed 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.

Recalled product was shipped to customers in the U.S. and several other countries, excluding Canada.

The affected dates of this product were sold in only 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; and 5-pack shrink-wrap of those 7.25 oz. boxes, Original flavor.

Kraft said no other sizes, varieties or pasta shapes and no other packaging configurations are included in the recall. And no products with manufacturing codes other than "C2" below the code date on the individual box are included in the recall.

Kraft said it has received eight consumer contacts about this product from the impacted line within this range of code dates and no injuries have been reported.

The recalled product was shipped by Kraft to customers nationwide in the U.S. The product was also distributed to Puerto Rico and some Caribbean and South American countries, but not to Canada.