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Recall: Diversified Frozen Macaroni and Cheese Choking Hazard

Diversified Foods recalls frozen macaroni and cheese in 4 lb bags due to plastic foreign material posing a choking risk.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1949-2019Food Diversified Foods ›

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Foreign material - plastic, risk of choking hazard

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Recalling firmDiversified Foods and Seasonings LLC1404 Greengate Dr · Covington, LA 70433-5377

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Diversified Foods and Seasonings LLC is recalling frozen macaroni and cheese packaged in 4 lb plastic bags because it may contain pieces of plastic. This foreign material presents a choking hazard to consumers who purchase and eat the product. The affected items were distributed to distribution centers in California and subsequently to Arizona, California, and Nevada. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/16878-recall-diversified-frozen-macaroni-and-cheese-choking-hazard.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/16878-recall-diversified-frozen-macaroni-and-cheese-choking-hazard · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1949-2019

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“Recall: Diversified Frozen Macaroni and Cheese Choking Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/16878-recall-diversified-frozen-macaroni-and-cheese-choking-hazard. Based on FDA recall #F-1949-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1949-2019%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on July 16, 2019, that Diversified Foods and Seasonings LLC voluntarily recalled frozen Macaroni and Cheese due to a choking hazard from plastic foreign material. The firm initiated this Class II recall.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Diversified Foods
Product: Frozen Macaroni and Cheese in 4 lb plastic bags, 12 bags per case
Time Stamp: 070119 10:29 through 070119 23:32
Quantity: 1371 cases

The hazard

The product contains foreign plastic material that poses a risk of choking. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Wawa Cookies & Cream Milk (2026-02-17), So Delicious Salted Caramel Cluster Cashewmilk (2025-12-15), and Evergreen Refreshments Ready-to-Eat Eggs Potatoes Cheese Tacos (2025-12-05).

How to tell if you have this one

Check if you have frozen macaroni and cheese packaged in 4 lb plastic bags, with 12 bags per case. Look for the time stamp on the packaging indicating production between 070119 10:29 and 070119 23:32. The product was shipped to one distribution center in CA and distributed in AZ, CA, and NV.

Brand
Diversified Foods
Category
Food

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the frozen macaroni and cheese if it matches the description and time stamp.
Discard or return the item
The record does not specify a specific remedy such as a refund or replacement, so consumers should dispose of the product to avoid the choking hazard.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 3 states.

FDA distribution: “Firm ships to one distribution center in CA; product is then distributed in AZ, CA, NV.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Arizona, California, Nevada.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 3 months after the firm started it.

Jul 16, 2019Firm started the recall
Jul 30, 2019FDA classified it Class II
Aug 7, 2019Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Oct 15, 2019FDA terminated the recall

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

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Link to this recall

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Official source: FDA Recall #F-1949-2019 (July 16, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1949-2019 to see it in context.
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