Treehouse Foods Macaroni & Cheese Cups Recall: Salmonella Contamination Risk
Treehouse Foods recalls Macaroni & Cheese microwaveable cups with cheddar cheese seasoning that may be contaminated with Salmonella. Affected products include Big Win, Cheese Club Express, and Great Value brands with specific UPCs and best by dates.
Lower-risk recall
Products containing cheddar cheese seasoning which may be contaminated with Salmonella.
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What happened, in plain English
Treehouse Foods is recalling microwaveable macaroni and cheese cups that may contain Salmonella in the cheddar cheese seasoning. This could cause food poisoning if consumed, so affected consumers should stop using these products. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/22675-treehouse-foods-macaroni-cheese-cups-recall-salmonella-contamination-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/22675-treehouse-foods-macaroni-cheese-cups-recall-salmonella-contamination-risk · Updated October 8, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-2207-2017
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“Treehouse Foods Macaroni & Cheese Cups Recall: Salmonella Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/22675-treehouse-foods-macaroni-cheese-cups-recall-salmonella-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-2207-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-2207-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The cheddar cheese seasoning in these products may be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria. If ingested, this can cause food poisoning symptoms like diarrhea, vomiting, fever, and stomach cramps. The risk is low for most people but can be serious for vulnerable individuals.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased Big Win, Cheese Club Express, or Great Value macaroni and cheese microwave cups with the listed UPCs and best by dates are affected. Young children and elderly individuals are at slightly higher risk due to potential food poisoning.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the following brands and UPCs: Big Win Original Macaroni & Cheese Dinner (UPC 11822-58403), Cheese Club Express Macaroni & Cheese Dinner (UPC 41498-17167), and Great Value Macaroni & Cheese Dinner (UPC 78742-08249). Also check the best by dates listed in the recall notice.
- Brand
Treehouse Foods- Product
Macaroni & Cheese microwaveable cups sold under the following brands: 1. Big Win Original Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, UPC- Category
Food
What to do — step by step
Stop Using Products
Discard any microwaveable macaroni and cheese cups with the listed brands and UPCs that have expired or are past their best by dates.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
FDA distribution: “nationwide” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 18 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- 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-2207-2017 (December 9, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-2207-2017 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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