If you are a macaroni and cheese lover and an avid Aldi shopper, you may want to check your fridge. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has just recalled more than 500,000 individual packages of a popular refrigerated mac and cheese product from the German grocery store chain due to a potentially undeclared allergen. This recall affects products nationwide.
Here is exactly what to know about this recall.
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Aldi’s Park St. Deli Macaroni & Cheese Recalled Due to Undeclared Allergen
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BEF Foods Inc. initiated a voluntary recall for Aldi’s Park St. Deli Macaroni & Cheese. On Wednesday, June 10, the FDA announced that it had classified the ongoing voluntary recall from the Texas-based firm due to an undeclared allergen as a Class II risk. This means that consuming this mac and cheese “may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.” The refrigerated meal was originally recalled on March 23. This was before the FDA classified it as a Class II recall.
The allergen in question is soy lecithin. Soy lecithin is a plant-based food additive and supplement that is derived from soybeans. If you’re sensitive to soy or allergic to it, this might affect you.
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According to Aldi’s website, it is an original Aldi product and is exclusively found at the grocery store chain. This pre-made refrigerated side dish is made out of pasta, cheddar cheese, American cheese and more. It comes in a 20-ounce container, with nine of these packages per case. The dish comes in a plastic tub and is then placed into a paperboard sleeve.
According to the FDA, this recall affects 58,405 cases of Aldi’s Park St. Deli Macaroni & Cheese. This amounts to 525,645 individual packages of the product. The codes for the impacted products include the following: SUL4839705; SUL4839706; SUL4853771; SUL4853772; SUL4854698; SUL4854700; SUL4854701; SUL4855698; SUL4855699; SUL4855700; SUL4857735; SUL4857736; SUL4857737; SUL4857784; SUL4857785; SUL4866750; SUL4866751; SUL4866752; SUL4866781; SUL4866782; SUL4866783; SUL4866784; SUL4872813; SUL4872814; SUL4872815; SUL4873787; SUL4873788; SUL4886739; SUL4886740; SUL4887698; SUL4887699
At this time, a press release was not issued for the mac and cheese recall. However, you can learn more about it on the FDA’s website.
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