The Motor City Pizza Company recall is not a warning to empty every freezer shelf with the brand on it but a UPC and sell-by-date task, because FDA's June 1 notice says Champion Foods recalled some batches of Motor City Pizza Company 5 Cheese Bread after milk powder from California Dairies raised a possible Salmonella contamination concern. [1]

The affected single pack has UPC 8 70375 00511 1 and sell-by dates from February 4 through April 21, 2027, while the affected two-pack has UPC 8 70375 00509 8 and sell-by dates from February 3 through March 25, 2027. [1]

FDA's recall list separately logs the June 1 item as a possible Salmonella contamination recall, and the company notice says no illnesses or injuries had been reported to date. [2] [1]

That is the whole consumer story: check the box, not the vibe, because the food-safety discourse will make the larger argument it always makes while the refrigerator answer is smaller and better, namely product name, UPC, sell-by date, and disposal or return.

That precision prevents both errors, throwing away unaffected food and keeping an affected box because the recall sounded too broad to apply, so the way through Salmonella seriousness and recall fatigue is a date range a tired shopper can compare with a frozen package before dinner.

-- NORA WHITFIELD, Chicago