Holiday Foods, Cheddar Cheese Puffs, 4800308, UPC 70220748003081, 100 PCS, Not Fully Cooked - Cook Before Eating, Keep Frozen, For Institutional Use Only, Prepared by Holiday Food Inc, Hollywood, Florida 33020.

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-1887-2014) was formally reported on May 7, 2014, with the manufacturer initiating the action on March 25, 2014. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Marshall, MN. Federal records indicate 110 cases units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Schwans Food Company is recalling Cheddar Cheese Puffs and Gourmet Cold Canapes Assortment manufactured by Holiday Foods, Inc that were prepared with ingredients which are being recalled by Parker Farm Inc. because of … Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Florida, Texas, Illinois, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia. Consignee list to be provided later.. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC and NHTSA going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 12 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.