Kraft Foods Group: Food Recall in 2013 - (Recall #: F-0406-2014)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2013.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella String Cheese With Barbecue Seasoning, sold under Kraft brand or Polly-O brand and packaged with 12 pieces of mozzarella cheese with barbecue seasoning individually wrapped in plastic and sold in a plastic bag with a net weight of 9 oz. (255g).

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: October 25, 2013

Date Posted: December 4, 2013

Recall Number: F-0406-2014

Event ID: 66611

Reason for Recall:

Some varieties of Kraft and Polly-O String Cheese and String Cheese Twist products may spoil before their "Best When Used By" code dates, leading to product discoloration. The affected products all have code dates from October 25, 2013 through February 11, 2014.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 3,705 cases

Code Information:

All product with the "Best When Used By" dates between 25 OCT 2013 - 11 FEB 2014.

Distribution Pattern:

US: Nationwide (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY) + Guam + Puerto Rico

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated