Class I · Recall · initiated July 29, 2026 · Ongoing
Kerry recalls 6,970 cases of frozen KC Everyday Mac & Cheese for undeclared egg
Kerry, Inc of Beloit, Wisconsin recalled 6,970 cases of frozen, fully cooked KC Everyday Mac & Cheese in 3 lb foodservice pouches because the product contains egg that the label does not declare, a Class I recall across five states.
The record
- Firm
- Kerry, Inc, Beloit, WI
- Product
- KC Everyday Mac & Cheese, 3lb x 6. Item # 20609055. 6 - 3 lb pouches, Net Wt: 18 lb. (8.16Kg). Fully Cooked. Keep Frozen. Distributed By: Kerry Inc, Beloit, WI 53511.
- Reason, as filed
- “Undeclared allergen (egg)”
- Classification
- Class I (Class I: reasonable probability of serious health consequences or death)
- Recall number
- H-1237-2026
- Initiated
- July 29, 2026
- Posted by FDA
- August 12, 2026
- Status
- Ongoing · Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Quantity
- 6970 Cases
- Distribution
- IA, IL, OK, SD, TX
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Why it happened, in plain English
The filed reason is three words: “Undeclared allergen (egg).” The record does not say whether the egg came from a pasta or cheese ingredient, a formulation change, or a wrong label. What it does tell us is the format: 3 lb pouches, six to a case, fully cooked and frozen, distributed by Kerry. This is a foodservice product. It goes to kitchens that serve it to people who never see the pouch.
In general terms, the most common way egg goes undeclared in a cooked pasta product is an ingredient specification that changed without the finished label being updated, or a sub-ingredient such as enriched pasta or a sauce base that carried egg deeper in its own ingredient list. For a foodservice product, the label review has to cover the case label and the spec sheet that operators actually read, not just a retail-style panel.
Who else should care
Frozen meal and sauce makers selling to schools, cafeterias and institutional kitchens. Operators rely on your spec sheet and allergen statement to answer a customer’s question at the counter. If the pouch is wrong, every menu that used it is wrong. Egg is one of the nine major allergens, and a miss on it is a Class I recall by default.
Co-packers making prepared pasta for a distributor’s own brand should treat this as a formulation-control story. Check: whether your allergen review re-runs every time a supplier changes a sub-ingredient, and whether the foodservice case label and spec sheet get the same review as the retail panel.
Written 2026-09-08. Analysis is editorial; the record above is FDA's.