The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0144-2022·Announced 2021-11-17

Country Oven Cheese Pockets Recalled for Possible Metal Fragments

The Kroger Co is recalling Country Oven Cheese Pocket 4oz products due to possible metal fragments in the starch used to manufacture the cakes. The products were distributed across 28 states.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class II recall involving a risk-of-harm product (metal fragment contamination in food) where no illnesses or injuries have been reported in the source text. Per the severity rubric, this meets the threshold for High severity as a risk-of-harm product without reported injury.

Plain-English summary

The Kroger Co is recalling Country Oven Cheese Pocket 4oz products (UPC 0001111019445, Use By 01/05/22) because of possible metal fragments in the starch that was used to manufacture the cakes.

The affected product was distributed to: SC, GA, AL, IL, IN, MO, OH, KY, WV, TN, MS, AR, NE, KS, CA, OR, AK, WA, ID, CO, LA, MT, NM, NV, TX, WI, WY, VA, and UT. A total of 84 cases were distributed.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. If you have this product, do not eat it and discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Country Oven Cheese Pocket 4oz - 84 to a case
Manufacturer
The Kroger Co
Category
Food — Baked Goods / Snack Cakes
Hazard
  • metal-fragments
  • foreign-object-contamination

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • UPC 0001111019445 Use By 01/05/22

Distribution

Distributed in 29 states:

  • AK
  • AL
  • AR
  • CA
  • CO
  • GA
  • ID
  • IL
  • IN
  • KS
  • KY
  • LA
  • MO
  • MS
  • MT
  • NE
  • NM
  • NV
  • OH
  • OR
  • SC
  • TN
  • TX
  • UT
  • VA
  • WA
  • WI
  • WV
  • WY

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