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Marie Callender's Cheese Biscuits Recalled for E. coli Risk

Marie Callender's recalls Cheese Biscuit, Restaurant Style due to potential E. coli contamination in flour ingredients. Check your UPC and lot codes.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-2323-2016FoodMarie Callender's ›
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Recalling firmICC/Marie Callender's Products491 W San Carlos St · San Jose, CA 95110-2632
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What happened, in plain English

Marie Callender's Products is recalling Cheese Biscuit, Restaurant Style because the flour used as an ingredient may be contaminated with E. coli. The firm was notified by its supplier about this issue. Consumers should check their packages against the specific lot codes and UPCs listed in the record. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/23818-marie-callender-s-cheese-biscuits-recalled-for-e-coli-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/23818-marie-callender-s-cheese-biscuits-recalled-for-e-coli-risk · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-2323-2016

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“Marie Callender's Cheese Biscuits Recalled for E. coli Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/23818-marie-callender-s-cheese-biscuits-recalled-for-e-coli-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-2323-2016 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-2323-2016%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

The flour ingredient used in the biscuit mix may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria. Ingesting food contaminated with E. coli can lead to serious illness.

Who’s affected

Consumers who purchased Marie Callender's Cheese Biscuit, Restaurant Style in Arizona, California, Texas, Utah, or Washington. Individuals are at risk if they have consumed or plan to consume the affected lots.

How to tell if you have this one

Look for Marie Callender's Cheese Biscuit, Restaurant Style packaged in 7 oz. or 14 oz. stand-up pouches. Check for UPC 075968-14015-0 (Item 14015D) with Lot Codes 6-082-01 (Best by 5/17/17 or 3/22/17), or UPC 075968-170110-9 (Item 17011) with Lot Code 6-169-05 (Best Buy Date 6/17/17).

  • Brand
    Marie Callender's
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Your Package

    Verify if your product matches the specific UPCs, item numbers, and lot codes listed in the recall record.

  2. Stop Consumption

    Do not eat the recalled cheese biscuits if they match the affected lots due to potential E. coli contamination.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 5 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: 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: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: yesAZNew 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: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: yesTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “AZ, CA, TX, UT, WA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Arizona, California, Texas, Utah, Washington.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 4 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jul 13, 201612. FDA classified it Class I: Sep 16, 201623. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Sep 28, 201634. FDA terminated the recall: Nov 17, 201642016
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  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-2323-2016 (July 13, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-2323-2016 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 9, 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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