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Schwan's Big Daddy Bold Cheese Pizza Recall: Plastic Pieces in Cheese
Schwan's recalls 3-packs of Big Daddy Bold Cheese Pizza (item 78985) due to potential plastic pieces. Consumers should check date codes on the master case for affected units.
“Schwan's Big Daddy Bold Cheese Pizza Recall: Plastic Pieces in Cheese.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/17722-schwan-s-big-daddy-bold-cheese-pizza-recall-plastic-pieces. Based on FDA recall #F-1140-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1140-2019%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Feb. 13, 2019, that Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., is recalling Big Daddy s Bold Cheese Pizza due to the risk of plastic pieces in the product. This voluntary Class II recall affects items manufactured at the Specialy Foods Plant.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Schwan's
Product: Big Daddy s Bold Cheese Pizza
Item No.: 78985
Packaging: 3-Pack containing 9-44.53 oz. Pizzas
Net Wt.: 25.04 Lbs. (11.36 kg)
Date Code: begins with 35901823
The hazard
The cheese pizza may contain plastic pieces, according to the FDA. The agency classified this as a Class II recall.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include WinCo Foods Margherita Pizza Thin Crust Recall (2026-01-15), Rose and Shore 14" Margarita Pizza Recall (2026-01-14), and Farm Rich Pizza Cheese Crunchers Recalled for Metal Pieces (2026-05-19).
How to tell if you have this one
Check the master case for a date code starting with 35901823. The product is a 3-pack of Big Daddy Bold Cheese Pizza with a net weight of 25.04 lbs (11.36 kg).
Brand
Schwan's
Category
Food
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
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Discard the entire 3-pack of Big Daddy Bold Cheese Pizza if you have it.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 23 states.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IL, KY, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR,PA, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 4 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #F-1140-2019 (February 13, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1140-2019 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 5, 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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