Champion Foods Pizza Recall: 5 Crucial Updates You Need Right Now
- The recall involves over 5,000 cases of frozen pizzas distributed to major retailers like Walmart and Kroger, due to potential contamination with *Listeria monocytogenes*, a bacteria that can cause serious infections.
- Affected products include specific lot numbers of the "Champion Foods" brand cheese and pepperoni pizzas, with a "sell by" date range of January 2025, primarily sold in the Midwest and Southeast regions.
- Health officials warn that symptoms of listeriosis can take up to 70 days to appear, with pregnant women, newborns, and the elderly at the highest risk of severe illness.
- To check if your pizza is included, look for a UPC code starting with 8-89849 and a plant code of P-8472 on the package; if it matches, discard it immediately or return it to the store for a full refund.
- The company has not confirmed any illness reports yet, but the FDA is investigating production facility records to pinpoint the source of the contamination.