FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IIF-1472-2013

Product

4% Cottage Cheese distributed under the following labels and sizes: (a) Hannaford brand Cottage Cheese, 4% milkfat, small curd, NET WT. 24 OZ (680g), UPC 041268114504, DISTRIBUTED BY: HANNAFORD BROS. CO., SCARBOROUGH, ME 04074; (b) Weis brand SMALL CURD original cottage cheese, 4% MILKFAT MIN., NET WT 24 OZ (1 LB 8 OZ) 680g, UPC 041497096855, PACKED FOR WEIS MARKETS, INC., SUNBURY, PA 17801; (c) Big Y brand Small Curd Cottage Cheese, 4% MILK FAT MIN, NET WT 24 OZ (680g), UPC 018894300984, DISTRIBUTED BY BIG Y FOODS, INC., SPRINGFIELD, MA 01104; (d) Shurfine brand SMALL CURD Cottage Cheese, 4% MILKFAT, NET WT 24 OZ (1LB 8 OZ) 680g, UPC 015400832984, Distributed By: Western Family Foods, Inc. Portland, OR 97208; (e) Friendly Farms brand Small Curd Cottage Cheese, 4% MILKFAT MINIMUM, NET WT 24 OZ (1 LB 8 OZ) 680g, UPC 041498192174, Distributed by ALDI, Inc., Batavia, IL 60510.

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Date Code JUN 14 13
Quantity
N/A

Why it was recalled

Possible presence of metal fragments.

Recalling firm

Firm
HP Hood LLC
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
19 Ward St, N/A, Vernon, New York 13476-4415

Distribution

Distribution pattern
NY, CT, MD, PA, MO, MN, WI, IA, UT, OR, AZ, IL, FL, WI, AL, ME, OH, NE, NV, IN, and CA

Timeline

Recall initiated
2013-05-22
FDA classified
2013-06-04
Posted by FDA
2013-06-12
Terminated
2017-05-08
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1472-2013. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.