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Home Chef Macaroni & Cheese Recalled for Black Plastic Hazard

Home Chef Heat & Eat Baked Macaroni & Cheese (12 oz) is recalled due to black plastic pieces. Check your fridge and UPC.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0497-2020FoodHome Chef ›
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Recalling firmBakkavor Foods USA Inc.2700 Westinghouse Blvd · Charlotte, NC 28273-0113
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Bakkavor Foods USA Inc. is recalling Home Chef Heat & Eat Baked Macaroni & Cheese because the product may contain pieces of black plastic. This specific recall affects 3,642 trays distributed to Georgia and Illinois. Consumers should check their refrigerators for this item. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/16155-home-chef-macaroni-cheese-recalled-for-black-plastic-hazard.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/16155-home-chef-macaroni-cheese-recalled-for-black-plastic-hazard · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0497-2020

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“Home Chef Macaroni & Cheese Recalled for Black Plastic Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/16155-home-chef-macaroni-cheese-recalled-for-black-plastic-hazard. Based on FDA recall #F-0497-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0497-2020%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Dec. 14, 2019, that Bakkavor Foods USA Inc. voluntarily recalled Home Chef Heat & Eat Baked Macaroni & Cheese due to black plastic contamination. Consumers should discard the product or contact the company for a refund.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Home Chef
  • Product: Heat & Eat Baked Macaroni & Cheese
  • Size: NET WT. 12 oz (340G)
  • UPC: 8 12071 03555 9
  • Use By Date: 12/29/2019
  • Lot Code: 902009
  • Distributor: The Kroger Co.
  • Distribution Areas: GA & IL

The hazard

The firm received a complaint from one customer that the product contained pieces of black plastic. The recall is classified as Class II.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Bakkavor Foods USA, Inc. has had 9 other recalls on record since Oct. 16, 2018. Other recent recalls of similar products include Farm Rich Pizza Cheese Crunchers (May 19, 2026) and So Delicious Salted Caramel Cluster Cashewmilk (Dec. 15, 2025).

How to tell if you have this one

Look for Home Chef Heat & Eat Baked Macaroni & Cheese, NET WT. 12 oz (340G), kept refrigerated. Check the Use By date of 12/29/2019 and Lot Code 902009. The UPC is 8 12071 03555 9.

  • Brand
    Home Chef
  • Product
    Bakkavor Foods USA Inc. recalls HOME CHEF HEAT & EAT Baked Macaroni & Cheese NET WT. 12 oz (340G) keep refrigerated, Distributed by: The Kroger Co
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop consuming the product

    Do not eat the recalled macaroni and cheese as it may contain black plastic pieces.

  2. Discard or return the item

    Throw away the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in Georgia and Illinois.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “Product was shipped to GA & IL.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Georgia, Illinois.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 2.2 years after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Dec 14, 201912. FDA classified it Class II: Jan 13, 202023. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Jan 22, 202034. FDA terminated the recall: Feb 10, 2022420192022
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-0497-2020 (December 14, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0497-2020 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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