Champion Foods Pizza Recall Sparks Debate Over Whether ‘Cheese-Filled Crust’ Was Actually a New Species of Mold
Meme historians are having a field day with the “champion foods pizza recall,” which has gone viral not just for the health risks but for the sheer absurdity of the situation—namely, that customers were reportedly mistaking the “extra filling” in their crusts for a culinary innovation when it was actually a biohazard. The irony is thick enough to top a pizza: social media is flooded with quips like “Finally, a frozen pizza that comes with its own ecosystem” and “Champion Foods really said, ‘We put the ‘dominant’ in Domino’s theory of evolution.’” The recall is being hailed as the first case where the phrase “cheese pull” could also refer to a public health advisory. As one Reddit user put it, “This isn’t a recall; it’s a CSI episode where the crust is the prime suspect.”