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Fourth Street Barbeque Mac & Cheese Dinner Recall: Possible Salmonella Risk

Fourth Street Barbeque recalls Double Takes Mac & Cheese dinners due to potential Salmonella contamination from milk powder ingredients. Consumers should check best-by dates and contact the company for details.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1234-2017FoodFourth Street Barbeque ›
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Recalling firmFourth Street Barbeque, Inc.3 Arentzen Blvd · Charleroi, PA 15022-1060
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What happened, in plain English

Fourth Street Barbeque is recalling Double Takes Mac & Cheese dinners because the cheese packets might contain Salmonella from contaminated milk powder. This could pose a health risk if eaten. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/22659-fourth-street-barbeque-mac-cheese-dinner-recall-possible-salmonella-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/22659-fourth-street-barbeque-mac-cheese-dinner-recall-possible-salmonella-risk · Updated October 8, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1234-2017

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“Fourth Street Barbeque Mac & Cheese Dinner Recall: Possible Salmonella Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/22659-fourth-street-barbeque-mac-cheese-dinner-recall-possible-salmonella-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1234-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1234-2017%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

The cheese packets in these dinners may have been contaminated with Salmonella from milk powder produced by Valley Milk Products, LLC. Salmonella is a bacteria that can cause food poisoning, but the risk is low if the product is not consumed.

Who’s affected

Anyone who purchased Double Takes Mac & Cheese dinners with the listed best-by dates. Children and elderly individuals are at slightly higher risk due to potential health impacts.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the product name 'Double Takes Mac & Cheese Dinner' with best-by dates between October 11, 2017 and November 30, 2017. The UPC code is 63927701208.

  • Brand
    Fourth Street Barbeque
  • Product
    Cardboard sleeve: Double Takes Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, Distributed By: Greenbrier International, Inc., 500 Volvo
  • Category
    Food
FDA recall event · 2 products

All 2 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class II
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    CA CT GA IL MS OK PA SC VA WA
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantity
F-1234-2017Cardboard sleeve: Double Takes Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, Distributed By: Greenbrier International, Inc., 500 Volvo Parkway, Chesapeake, VA 23320; Double Takes: Best By: 10/11/17 10/12/17 10/13/17 10/19/17 10/20/17 10/24/17 11/28/17 11/29/17 11/30/17; UPC: 63927701208:; Double Takes: Best By: 10/11/17 10/12/17 10/13/17 10/19/17 10/20/17 10/24/17 11/28/17 11/29/17 11/30/17; UPC: 63927701208160,056 retail units
F-1235-2017Cardboard sleeve: Cheese Club express mac Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, Four 2.05 OZ Bowls; Net Wt. 8.2 OZ.; Distributed by: Aldi, Inc., Batavia, IL 60510; Cheese Club: Best by: 10/18/2017 10/21/2017 10/22/2017; UPC: 41498171674;31,080 retail units
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Dates

    Look for best-by dates on the cardboard sleeve between October 11, 2017 and November 30, 2017.

  2. Contact Company

    Reach out to Fourth Street Barbeque for further instructions or to return the product.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 10 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: 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: yesPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: yesMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “CA CT GA IL MS OK PA SC VA WA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 17 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Dec 9, 201612. FDA classified it Class II: Jan 11, 201723. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Jan 18, 201734. FDA terminated the recall: May 10, 2018420162018
  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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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-1234-2017 (December 9, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1234-2017 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 8, 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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