Hood and Penn Maid Cottage Cheese Recalled for Possible Plastic Contamination
HP Hood LLC is recalling Hood and Penn Maid cottage cheese with pineapple and cherry due to possible plastic foreign objects. Affected products have best-by dates between October 24, 2022 and December 12, 2022.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: FDA Class II recall for foreign object contamination (plastic) in a food product, presenting a potential choking hazard. No illnesses or injuries have been reported, placing this at the High level per the rubric for risk-of-harm recalls without reported harm.
Plain-English summary
HP Hood LLC is recalling Hood Cottage Cheese with Pineapple & Cherry (16 oz) and Penn Maid Cottage Cheese with Pineapple & Cherry (16 oz) sold nationwide.
The product may contain plastic foreign objects. This poses a potential choking or injury hazard if consumed.
A total of 391,824 cases are being recalled. The affected products have best-by dates between October 24, 2022 and December 12, 2022, and were distributed across 37 states including Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them. Return the product to the point of purchase for a refund, or discard it.
The recalled product
- Product
- Hood Cottage Cheese with Pineapple & Cherry, 16 oz; Penn Maid Cottage Cheese with Pineapple & Cherry, 16 oz
- Manufacturer
- HP Hood LLC
- Category
- Food — Dairy / Ready-to-Eat
- Affected units
- 391,824
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 13 recalled by HP Hood LLC under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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