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Check Your Freezer Now: This Cheesy Costco Favorite Was Just Recalled at Walmart, Target and More
The voluntary recall covers specific batches of Motor City Pizza Co. Five Cheese Bread sold at dozens of major chains coast to coast.
That frozen pizza you just brought home may need to go in the trash.
If you bought a Motor City Pizza Co. Five Cheese Bread at Costco, Walmart, Target, Kroger, or Publix recently, it’s worth a quick freezer audit this week.
Champion Foods LLC, the manufacturer, is voluntarily pulling certain batches of the cheese bread over concerns they could be tainted with salmonella. Costco first mailed a recall notice to members on May 30, alerting anyone who bought the five-cheese bread between February 6 and May 29.
According to Champion Foods, the issue can be traced all the way back to a milk powder recall from California Dairies, Inc. The powder was sent to an outside manufacturer that produces a seasoning blend, and that blend ended up in the product’s five-cheese sauce.
Here’s the reassuring part: neither Champion Foods nor its suppliers have actually received a single report of anyone getting sick just yet. The company also noted that routine testing of the seasoning batches came back negative for Salmonella before they went to production. Champion is issuing the recall purely as a precaution.
The affected products hit freezer aisles in a variety of locations, however, so it’s worth checking into if you shop at Costco, Walmart, Target, Kroger, Publix, Giant Landover, Grocery Outlet, Jewel, Schnucks, Meijer, Food City, Brookshire Grocery, SpartanNash, Hy-Vee, or any wholesale distributors.
What to look for
To find out whether your package of Motor City Pizza Co. Five Cheese Bread is affected, check the UPC and sell-by date:
- Five Cheese Bread, Single Pack — UPC 8 70375 00511 1, with sell-by dates of 2/4/27, 2/5/27, 2/23/27, 2/24/27, 3/9/27, 3/10/27, 3/17/27, 3/18/27, 3/24/27, 3/25/27, 4/7/27, 4/8/27, 4/20/27, and 4/21/27.
- Five Cheese Bread, Two Pack — UPC 8 70375 00509 8, with sell-by dates of 2/3/27, 2/4/27, 2/24/27, 2/25/27, 3/10/27, 3/11/27, 3/18/27, and 3/25/27.
Why a Salmonella infection is worth taking seriously
Salmonella is a bacterial infection that can cause several gastrointestinal issues, such as diarrhea and stomach pain, as well as fever. You can get it by eating or handling contaminated food. And while illnesses caused by Salmonella usually clear up in a few days, it’s not something that should be trifled with.
Symptoms usually surface anywhere from 8 to 72 hours after exposure. It’s not unheard of to deal with nausea, vomiting, chills, headache or blood in your stool while it runs its course. If you happen to have a package of cheese bread that matches the recall, it’s more than a good idea to toss it in the trash.
