Kraft Foods Group has issued a voluntary recall of 260 cases of Velveeta Original Pasteurized Recipe Cheese Product due to an inadequate level of preservatives.

Although unlikely to spoil prematurely as a result of these low sorbic acid levels, the food giant took precautions anyway by voluntarily recalling the product.

The recall affects a small batch that was made during a particular manufacturing line within a few hours time span, which were then shipped to three Walmart distribution centers. They may have then been redistributed to stores in a few states in the Midwest, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Kansas, Michigan, Colorado, Ohio, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Nebraska.

The case code date can be found on the outside of the package. No other case codes and time periods are affected.

It was during a review of finished product samples that the low level of preservatives was detected, and the company is taking steps to make sure this situation does not happen again. Kraft is warning consumers not to eat the product should they have purchased a package from this particular batch, and are encouraged to return it to the store they bought it from in order to receive a refund.

According to Good Guide, sorbic acid is a natural organic compound that is often used as a preservative in food products to prevent the growth of yeast, mood and fungus. When Kraft realized the Velveeta cheese product lacked safe levels of the preservative, they pulled the product off of the shelves.