Time to check the pantry.
Select boxes of Cheese Nips are being recalled because they may contain small plastic pieces.
Mondelēz Global LLC, the parent company of Nabisco, announced it is voluntary recalling 11-ounce boxes of the cheese crackers “due to the potential presence of small food-grade yellow plastic pieces,” according to a notice posted on the Food and Drug Administration’s website Wednesday.
“The company became aware of this issue when yellow plastic pieces were noticed on the manufacturing equipment,” the recall notice states, noting the pieces came from a dough scraper that was incorporated into the production process of a small amount of product.”
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The affected boxes were distributed to retail stores nationwide and have the UPC 0 44000 03453 51 and one of three best when used by dates:
18MAY20
19MAY20
20MAY20
Company officials did not immediately respond to USA TODAY’s request for comment on how many boxes are included.
No other Mondelēz Global products are included in the recall and there have been no reports of injury or illness reported to date, the company said in a news release.
Consumers are being advised to not eat the product and either throw it out or return it.
Consumers can contact the company at 1-844-366-1171, 24 hours a day to get more information about the recall. Consumer relations specialists are available weekdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST.
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