Champion Foods Recalls Some Batches of Motor City Pizza Co. 5 Cheese Bread Because of Possible Health Risk
Champion Foods LLC has initiated a voluntary recall of specific batches of Motor City Pizza Co. 5 Cheese Bread due to potential Salmonella contamination. The recall was triggered following a separate milk powder recall by California Dairies, Inc.
This affects Champion Foods LLC, distributors and retailers of Motor City Pizza Co. products, and food safety professionals monitoring ingredient-based contamination risks.
This incident highlights the secondary impact of ingredient-level recalls on finished goods. Regulatory and QA teams should consider this a reminder of the necessity for robust supplier notification systems, as a failure in an upstream component (milk powder) necessitated a downstream finished product recall. The involvement of Salmonella suggests a significant biological hazard that requires immediate isolation of affected lots to maintain compliance with food safety standards.
Quality and supply chain teams should immediately verify if their inventory includes the affected batches of Motor City Pizza Co. 5 Cheese Bread. Procurement departments should assess if any other product lines utilize milk powder sourced from California Dairies, Inc. to determine if further investigative or containment actions are necessary.
MAY 29, 2026 – Champion Foods LLC of New Boston, Michigan, is voluntarily recalling certain batches of Motor City Pizza Co. 5 Cheese Bread (“5 Cheese Bread”) because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. This action follows a California Dairies, Inc. milk powder recall due to a
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