Hood Cottage Cheese with Pineapple Recalled for Possible Plastic Contamination
HP Hood LLC is recalling Hood Fat Free Cottage Cheese with Pineapple, 16 oz containers for possible plastic contamination. Affected products have best-by dates from October 24, 2022 through December 12, 2022.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
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: This is an FDA Class II recall with a theoretical choking and injury risk from plastic contamination, but no reported illnesses or injuries have been documented, placing it in the 'High' severity category per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
HP Hood LLC is recalling Hood Fat Free Cottage Cheese with Pineapple, 16 oz containers due to potential plastic contamination. Approximately 391,824 cases have been distributed.
The recalled products may contain plastic foreign objects. This poses a choking hazard and potential internal injury risk to consumers.
Affected products carry best-by dates between October 24, 2022 and December 12, 2022. These containers were distributed nationwide across 37 states.
Consumers who have purchased affected products should stop consumption immediately and either discard the product or return it to their retailer for a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Hood Fat Free Cottage Cheese with Pineapple, 16 oz
- Manufacturer
- HP Hood LLC
- Category
- Food — Dairy
- 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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